Andrew B. Robins uses his wide range of environmental law experience to counsel clients in regulatory compliance, cost recovery litigation, redevelopment, brownfields, transaction negotiation and risk analysis. His broad background includes environmental and brownfield redevelopment matters involving solid and hazardous waste regulations, the LSRP program, ISRA/ECRA, CAFRA, voluntary cleanups, medical waste regulations, wetlands regulations, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, underground storage tanks (USTs), stream encroachment (flood plain) regulations, waterfront development, Meadowlands, Highlands, Pinelands and CERCLA (Superfund) as well as land use approval matters and related transactions and litigation.
Mr. Robins negotiates transaction agreements and identifies and works to minimize risks associated with environmental matters. He obtains necessary approvals and permits, defends against governmental and citizen group enforcement actions, pursues cost recovery in litigation and challenges improper governmental actions and regulations.
As a member of a number of the Department of Environmental Protection's stakeholder groups, Mr. Robins has been actively involved in the crafting and implementation of the new programs and initiatives, including the NJDEP's Site Remediation, Land Use, Solid and Hazardous Waste and Enforcement Programs. He was involved in the LSRP program and the SRRA legislation from the earliest initial meeting and remains active on the Site Remediation Program's Steering Committee and other stakeholder committees. He is often invited to speak and write on a variety of environmental law topics, such as cost recovery, "brownfields" redevelopment, ISRA/ECRA, voluntary cleanups, underground storage tanks, medical waste regulation, wetlands regulation, permit acquisition and air pollution.
Newsroom
In The News Items
Helping Business by Building Predictability into Environmental Regulations
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
4/1/2012
DEP's Site Cleanup Program May Stall
NJBIZ
4/18/2011
Presentations
Working with Your LSRP: Changing Roles and Responsibilities under the NJDEP's New Site Remediation Program
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
4/18/2012
New Jersey's LSRP Program for Site Remediation - It's Here, Are You Prepared?
ICSC New Jersey Government Relations Committee
3/22/2012
NAIOP New Jersey Seminar
NAIOP New Jersey
2/17/2012
Working with Your LSRP - Changing Roles and Responsibilities Under the NJDEP's New Site Remediation Program
Rutgers University
12/5/2011
Understanding the New DEP: A Discussion of Recent and Upcoming Changes to New Jersey's Regulatory Environment
Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey
11/2/2011
Understanding Site Remediation in New Jersey: Technical Issues and Guidance Overview
Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey
6/21/2011
Environmental Land Use Law
Rutgers Land Use Law and Regulation Continuing Professional Education
6/20/2011
Environmental, Economic & Land Use Planning
NAIOP New Jersey
6/8/2011
New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention
New Jersey State Bar Association
5/19/2011
62nd Annual Atlantic Builders Convention
New Jersey Builders Association
4/6/2011
59th Annual Atlantic Builders Convention
New Jersey Builders Association
4/16/2008
New Jersey Institute of Technology's Intro to Environmental Policy Series
New Jersey Institute of Technology
2/6/2008
Redevelopment Law Institute
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
1/25/2008
Tri-State Best Practices in Brownfield Redevelopment Conference: Myths and Realities
National Brownfield Association
6/15/2007
59th Annual Atlantic Builders Convention
New Jersey Builders Association
4/16/2007
57th Annual Atlantic Builders Convention
New Jersey Builders Association
4/26/2006
Publications
A Sea Change in Proposed Site Remediation Rules, but Is the Tide Coming in or Going Out?
New Jersey Law Journal - Environmental Law Supplement
11/28/2011
The Impact of Site Remediation Reform on Real Estate
New Jersey Law Journal - Real Estate Title Insurance & Construction Law Supplement
6/6/2011
Special Focus: Environmental Law
Commerce Magazine
5/1/2010
New LSRP Rules Released by DEP
Cutting Edge
12/1/2009
DEP Adopts Site Remediation Public Notice Rules
Dimensions - Newsletter of the New Jersey Builders Association
10/1/2008
Holding Land for a Future Payout - Don't Bank on It!
Perspective NJ (Spring 2008)
4/1/2008
Flood of Proposed DEP Regulations
New Jersey Law Journal
11/12/2007
Site Remediation Legislative Stakeholder Process Explores Potentially Dramatic Changes that Can Stop Brownfield Redevelopment
Dimensions - Newsletter of the New Jersey Builders Association
10/17/2007
NJBA Obtains Clarification of PRED Registration Requirements for Environmental Remediation Sites
Dimensions - Newsletter of the New Jersey Builders Association
2/12/2007
New Jersey Limits Brownfield Reimbursement
Dimensions - Newsletter of the New Jersey Builders Association
10/11/2006
Rankings & Recognition
Chambers USA®* 2010, New Jersey Environmental Law
The Best Lawyers in America®* 2011-2012, Environmental Law and Litigation-Environmental
Chairman's Award, New Jersey Builders Association Redevelopment and Brownfields Committee
Regulatory Committee Presidents' Award, NJ-NAIOP
Associates Hall of Fame, New Jersey Builders Association
Affiliations
Co-chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee, New Jersey Chapter, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Member, National Association of Home Builders, Environmental Committee
Member, American Bar Association, SONREEL (Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law)
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Sections
Member, National Brownfield Association
Member, New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA)
Member, Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey
Member, NJDEP Site Remediation Advisory Group
Member, NJDEP SRP Legislative Reform Stakeholder Group
Member, Transformation and Modernization Evaluation Committee, NJDEP Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Program
Member, NJDEP Compliance and Enforcement Stakeholder Group
Member, NJDEP Land Use Reform Stakeholder Group