Environmental Law
For nearly forty years, attorneys in our Environmental
Practice Group have represented private and governmental clients in a wide
array of environmental regulatory and enforcement matters related to real
estate transactions and zoning and other land use proposals. These matters
include compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”)
and its regulations, subsurface contamination, hazardous materials, waste and
chemical management, bulk storage tanks, industrial discharges, oil spills, air
and water pollution, wetland and coastal development and protection, threatened
and endangered species, and siting and development of wind, solar, and other
energy projects and systems.
We represent stakeholders and collaborate with environmental
scientists in commercial real estate transactions, guiding clients through the “due
diligence” phase, environmental assessments, the investigation and remediation
of contamination, brownfield redevelopment and contract negotiations, and
complex legal compliances.
We also represent clients before federal, state, and local
agencies, and in federal and state court litigation, with respect to federal
and state environmental laws and regulations, including the Superfund Law, the
State Navigation Law, and the State Environmental Quality Review Act
(SEQRA).
