Greg Tan represents clients in environmental enforcement actions brought by federal, state and tribal agencies, helps clients navigate regulatory requirements, manage environmental risk, and persue permits and approvals necessary to move forward with development projects, real estate transactions, and day-to-day business operations.
Greg has 28 years of experience handling environmental enforcement matters both as a former agency enforcement attorney and on behalf of his clients in the regulated community. Greg has litigated and settled a wide variety of civil, criminal, and administrative enforcement actions brought by federal, state, local and tribal agencies under the Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), and other federal, state, tribal and local laws. He has also represented clients in CERCLA litigation among potentially responsible parties (PRPs).
Greg counsels clients on regulatory compliance arising under federal and state environmental statutes and represents clients before local government bodies throughout the Denver metro area to obtain land use permits and approvals for development projects. He also appears before state administrative commissions in rulemaking matters. Greg also advises developers, investors and lenders on the environmental aspects of real estate transactions, including environmental due diligence and negotiating environmental provisions in deal documents.
Prior to joining the firm, Greg led CERCLA, CWA, and CAA enforcement cases at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Atlanta regional office. Greg also counseled the EPA’s regional air program on matters related to Title V permitting and NAAQS designations. Earlier in his career, he practiced land use law in Atlanta.
Concentrations
•Environmental
•Land development
•Litigation
•Administrative law
•Renewable energy
•Utilities law
•Environmental aspects of business transactions
•Global energy & infrastructure
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, Lawdragon, 500 Leading U.S. Environmental & Energy Lawyers guide, 2021-2026
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Environmental Law, 2016
•Recipient, two 'U.S. Department of Justice Certificates of Commendation,' for outstanding performance and invaluable assistance in support of DOJ's Environment and Natural Resources Division on major CWA and CAA judicial settlements
•Recipient, EPA National Awards, including two gold medals, a silver medal and two bronze medals, for contributions to enforcement matters