Ms. Gilligan is a partner in the firm's Environmental Practice Group. She has extensive experience in many aspects of environmental and land use law including licensing and permitting, compliance counseling, and representation in connection with business and lending transactions, as well as real estate development.
Ms. Gilligan represents parties involved in federal and state hazardous waste sites including legal proceedings, private cost recovery actions and dealings with governmental agencies. She regularly represents lenders in the evaluation, management and resolution of environmental issues. She also has extensive experience in environmental issues involved in transactions for the purchase and sale of land and businesses, including confirming and securing liability protections and economic incentives in connection with Brownfields redevelopment. Her representation also includes preparation of environmental opinions in connection with loans and bond issuances; compliance counseling to businesses of all sizes; representation of parties in environmentally-related state and local administrative and enforcement proceedings (including wetlands, tidelands and Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act review and facility site assignments); and working with site owners and developers in the management of environmental issues and permitting in the context of development. Ms. Gilligan is a frequent author and lecturer on environmentally related topics. She has in the past been an Instructor/Guest Lecturer at MIT's Center for Real Estate.
Ms. Gilligan is recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer for 2004-2011, and is listed as a Chambers USA "Leaders in their Field" lawyer for 2010-2012.
Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association, Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE), Member of the Steering Committee (2004 - 2007), Programs and Seminars Committee
Distinctions
Chambers USA "Leaders in their Field" for 2010 and 2011
Massachusetts Super Lawyer for 2004-2011
2007 Professional Service Award by New England Women In Real Estate
Representative Matters
Urban Educational Institution
Representation of major urban educational institution in connection with multiple environmental matters including site remediation, permitting, development and transactional support with respect to environmental issues.
Consortium of Massachusetts Colleges and Universities
Representation of consortium of major colleges and universities in Massachusetts to locate, permit, develop and operate a state-of-the-art high performance data center in Western Massachusetts
Major Transit Authority
Representation of major transit authority in connection with environmental compliance and land use matters. Significant examples include (i) negotiation with environmental regulatory agencies with respect to alleged violations, including resolutions via negotiated consent agreements; (ii) coordination with Real Estate Group attorneys to represent the transit authority in connection with major air-rights/terra firma development project located iin highly desirable area of Boston; and (iii) representation in connection with environmental matters alleged by abutters to client-owned properties throughout Commonwealth.
National Real Estate Investment Corporation
Representation of a national real estate investment corporation in connection with environmental matters in the context of review of potential acquisitions and investment opportunities. Related assistance in evaluation and management of associated risks and negotiated documentation of same.
News
03/22/12, Chambers USA 2012 Awards "Leading Lawyer" Rankings to 51 McCarter Lawyers
06/10/11, Chambers USA 2011 Awards "Leading Lawyer" Rankings to 42 McCarter Lawyers
03/26/10, 33 McCarter & English Lawyers Included in 2010 Chambers USA
02/16/07, Gilligan Honored By NEWIRE - New England Women in Real Estate
Speaking
01/18/12, Environmental Liabilities - Who is Exposed?
Leigh A. Gilligan
McCarter & English New York Office
04/30/09, New Jersey's Licensed Site Professional Program
Leigh A. Gilligan
New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act, A.2962 Webinar
2002, Environmental Issues in Construction
Leigh A. Gilligan
Gadsby Hannah LLP, Boston, MA
01/97, 02/99,02/00, Doing Deals
Leigh A. Gilligan
MCLE Seminars
2000, Changes to Chapter 21E and the MCP
Leigh A. Gilligan
Gadsby Hannah LLP, Boston, MA
Fall 1999, Commercial Real Estate Basics
Leigh A. Gilligan
MCLE Seminars
January 1998 and October 1998, Brownfield Development and Brownfield Update
Leigh A. Gilligan
1998, Environmental Issues for Lenders
Leigh A. Gilligan
Gadsby Hannah LLP, Boston, MA
Events
01/18/12, Breakfast Networking Event for the Private Equity Community: An Environmental Summit
04/30/09, New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act, A.2962 Webinar
01/15/2008, The Redevelopment Deal: Emerging Issues In Public/Private Development Projects
03/27/07, Climate Change and Business/Industry Compliance Issues - Boston Seminar
Publications
03/12/12, NJDEP to Issue Remedial Priority Scores for Contaminated Properties in New Jersey: Potential Issues and Consequences
Lanny S. Kurzweil and Timothy L. Borkowski
M&E Environmental Alert
06/18/07, New Wetlands Guidance Issued by EPA and Army Corps-Scaling Back Federal Jurisdiction?
Leigh A. Gilligan and Jane K. Warren
McCarter & English Alerts
04/30/2007, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Issues Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy
Leigh A. Gilligan
McCarter & English Alerts
02/13/2007, SJC Strikes Down "Landlocked Tidelands" Exemption for Chapter 91/Waterways Licensing
Leigh A. Gilligan
McCarter & English Alerts
01/29/07, Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Incentive
Leigh A. Gilligan and Jane K. Warren
McCarter & English Alert
03/01/2006, New Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Alarms In Most Residential Buildings In The Commonwealth
Leigh A. Gilligan
M&E Alerts