Practice Areas & Industries: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

For over twenty years, Cadwalader has provided environmental litigation and counseling services to companies, industry trade associations, and individuals in federal and state government enforcement actions, regulatory proceedings, private party litigation and arbitrations, criminal investigations and proceedings, and pre-filing negotiations and advocacy.

Our environmental litigation practice often involves the resolution of issues of first impression or other matters at the forefront of developing law. With a national practice, we handle claims involving virtually all major federal environmental statutes and comparable state laws. We also are called upon to litigate contractual indemnification and contribution claims arising out of transfers of property and other assets and 'toxic tort' claims arising from exposure to chemical and other materials.

Cadwalader also has a substantial practice involving environmental science and policy, in which we work on scientific and technical policymaking issues 'at the front end' to avoid or minimize regulatory and administrative challenges.