Ms. Christine Marie Leas

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Ms. Christine Marie Leas: Attorney with Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
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Biography

Christine graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1991, and is admitted to practice in New York, California and Connecticut. She specializes in environmental regulatory compliance and transactional matters, counseling clients on complex brownfield and contaminated site redevelopments and environmental aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She has over ten years of experience negotiating manuscript environmental insurance policies, and recently resolved a multi-million dollar environmental insurance claim through mediation with the carrier.

During the past several years, Christine has worked on many aspects of brownfield redevelopment of properties under the New York State Brownfields Cleanup Program, Superfund sites (CERCLA and its state counterpart) and petroleum spill sites subject to the New York Navigation Law. She has also counseled many clients on compliance with New York City E zoning designation requirements with respect to hazardous materials, air quality and noise attenuation. In addition to counseling clients throughout brownfield redevelopment (due diligence investigation, structuring and negotiating the property sale transaction, environmental consulting and remediation service procurement and oversight, and environmental insurance and regulatory compliance), Christine has worked with corporate and financial institution clients on environmental aspects of mergers and acquisitions involving many domestic and international properties.

Early in her career, Christine worked with the Natural Heritage Institute on San Francisco Bay-Delta and Central Valley water quality-quantity interface issues and international environmental refugee issues. She also counseled NRG Energy on environmental aspects of its acquisition of privatized former East German coal mining and power generation assets from Germany (Treuhandanstalt). Before joining Sive, Paget & Riesel, Christine was a member of the Environmental Practice Group of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae in Hartford, CT.

Community

New York State Bar Association, Environment and Energy Law Section, Diversity Committee Co-Chair

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Environmental Cleanup
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Permitting
  • Wetlands

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., with honors, 1983
Law School Attended:
University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1991
Year of First Admission:
1992
Admission:
1992, California; 1997, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2001, Connecticut
Memberships:
New York State Bar (Member, Environmental Law Section) Association; State Bar of California (Member, Environmental Law Section).
Languages:
German and French
ISLN:
911747223

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (13 reviews)
Peer Reviewed

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 07/17/24 in Environmental Law

    Christine is a terrific lawyer who is someone that does not miss any issues and is extremely conscientious.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 06/10/24 in Environmental Law

    Excellent lawyer. Very good to deal with. Also, very thorough and gets great results for her clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 05/02/22 in Environmental Law

    I have had the privilege to work as co-counsel with Ms. Leas on several cases. She is consistently prepared, thorough, and responsive. Ms. Leas counsel clients in a manner that sees the big picture of the client's objectives and goals without losin... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 04/18/22 in Environmental Law

    I have had the good fortune to work with Christine, both as a colleague and later as a co-counsel for mutual clients. She has a fantastic breadth of knowledge combined with savvy instincts that allow her to apply the law to meet her clients' busines... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 04/16/22 in Environmental Law

    I have worked with Christine on a number of large transactions. She brings her considerable experience and knowledge to bear in analyzing complex fact patterns in environmental law to develop effective strategies for her clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 04/16/22 in Environmental Cleanup

    I have worked closely with Christine on several vary large transactions. She is conscientious, thorough, and knowledgeable, and is a pleasure to work with.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 04/10/22 in Environmental Law

    Great team member. Deep knowledge of environmental law coupled with good practical business sense.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 04/02/22 in Environmental Cleanup

    Christine is a top-notch environmental attorney. Her depth of knowledge, years of experience in the field, and strategic abilities provide consistently excellent outcomes for clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 04/02/22 in Environmental Permitting

    Christine is a top-notch environmental attorney. Her depth of knowledge, years of experience in the field, and strategic abilities provide consistently excellent outcomes for clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 04/02/22 in Environmental Law

    Christine is a top-notch environmental attorney. Her depth of knowledge, years of experience in the field, and strategic abilities provide consistently excellent outcomes for clients.

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332-529-7463  Phone

www.sprlaw.com/attorney/christine-m-leas

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