Our lawyers represent clients in civil and criminal litigation matters arising under local, state, and federal environmental statutes. We have achieved landmark successes for clients in toxic tort, oil spill compensation, and enforcement cases and have earned a reputation for handling complex, multi-party suits.
The team has a high profile as Superfund common counsel and has represented clients at numerous state and federal Superfund sites. When doing so is in our client’s best interest, we seek alternatives to costly litigation through arbitration and mediation.
Our attorneys have achieved successes for clients in matters involving:
- Defense of oil spill recovery actions
- Litigation of environmental insurance coverage
- Defense of CERCLA/Superfund matters
- Defense of Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act violations
- Litigation of land use/state environmental quality review matters
- Defense of state and federal government environmental enforcement actions
- Defense of federal citizens suit actions
- Defense of toxic tort actions
- Litigation of contract disputes
Drill, maybe, drill: New York appellate court upholds right of municipalities to prohibit oil and gas development
Energy Alert | May 8, 2013
Supreme Court rules against EPA and opens the door to pre-enforcement judicial review of administrative compliance orders
Environmental Alert | March 29, 2012
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation releases plan for shale gas extraction permitting
Energy Law Alert
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July 15, 2011
New York State Legislature Finally Reauthorizes Power Plant Siting Statute
Energy Law Alert
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July 11, 2011
Supreme Court rules against Federal common law nuisance claims because EPA, not the Judiciary, is authorized to regulate utility emissions of greenhouse gases
Environmental Law Alert
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June 22, 2011
EPA proposes use of site-specific entrainment best technology available determinations for existing power plants and industries that utilize cooling water
Energy Law Alert
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April 6, 2011
San Francisco Judge deals a major setback to California's Cap-and-Trade Program
Environmental Law Alert
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March 24, 2011
Photovoltaics — A brief European survey
Energy Law Alert
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March 23, 2011
Facilitating offshore wind in the U.S.
Energy Law Alert
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February 11, 2011
Roadside ditches — the next target for NPDES permitting?
Environmental Law Alert
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October 4, 2010
France accelerates its development of offshore wind energy
Energy Law Alert
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August 26, 2010
Department of Energy issues Solicitation seeking loan guarantee applications for renewable energy manufacturing projects
Energy Law Alert
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August 24, 2010
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