We work with individuals, groups, businesses, developers, and municipalities on all aspects of state and environmental law, including contaminated property, environmental review, and prosecuting or defending environmental litigation.
Contaminated Property
If you own, buy, or plan to develop contaminated property, we can help you minimize potential liability. Even if you unknowingly purchase contaminated land, you could still be responsible for the cleanup.
We know the necessary steps to minimize liability and to recover cleanup costs by holding the responsible parties – or their insurance companies – accountable.
Environmental Review Process
Whether you are an individual property owner, municipality, or developer, navigating the environmental review process can be complex.
Ensuring that environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is done correctly is critical for cost-effective, thoughtful, and healthy development.
We will work to ensure you conduct environmental review correctly so local planning and development objectives continue to guide your community forward.
Environmental Litigation
We have extensive experience in both pursuing and defending against various environmental claims under New York State and Federal law.
We have experience litigating:
- Cost recovery actions for chemical or oil spills, pursuant to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act.
- Claims for property damage related to municipal conduct, such as damage caused by flooding due to some municipal action or inaction.
- Challenges to SEQRA review performed by local governments or developers, either as the prosecuting or defending attorneys.
By litigating on both sides of the “v.” our firm approaches each case with tact to pursue the most effective and efficient outcome.
