Leech Tishman’s Environmental, Safety & Toxic Torts Practice Group is positioned to assist clients with navigating through the complex web of regulations designed to protect the environment. Our goal is to help businesses make sound decisions in this arena in order to maintain their competitive edge. Our talented team of lawyers is familiar with the multitude of legal, political and financial issues that impact businesses involved in environmental matters. We are skilled in counseling our clients on environmental risk management, sustainable development, litigation and compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
Our Environmental, Safety & Toxic Torts Practice Group has experience in the following areas:
Transactions Utilizing Environmental Liability Transfer Vehicles
Manuscripting and Negotiating Specified Environmental Insurance Policies
Transactional Due Diligence
Identifying and Mitigating Environmental Exposures
M&A Support for Acquisition and Divestitures
Site Investigation of Owned & Target Prep
Multi-Layer Approach to Site Closures
Multi-Party Cost-Recovery Actions for Remediation/Environmental Contamination
Local/State/Federal Regulatory Compliance
Industry-Based Compliance for Manufacturing, Chemicals, Transportation and Energy-Related Companies
Site Approvals
Investigations
Permits
Licenses
Zoning Matters
Variance Requests
Compliance
- Environmental Protective Agency Regions 3, 5 & 7
State/Local Regulatory Commissions
California Environmental Protective Agency
- California State Water Resources Control Board
- Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Illinois Environmental Protective Agency
- Maryland Department of Environmental Resources
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
- Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)/Superfund
Land Use/Sustainable Development
Legal & Tax Considerations of Exploration/Development of Natural Resources (Tax Credits/Other Incentives)
Solid and Hazardous Waste/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action/Enforcement
Operational Compliance RCRA Part B Permitting
Closure Compliance for RCRA-Part B Permitted Operations
Transportation Compliance
Federal Wetlands/Fifth Amendment Regulatory Takings
Development of Wetland Mitigation and Banking Credits
Negotiation with Agencies on Wetlands Encroachment and Offsets
Stream Restoration and Mitigation Offsets/Credits
Litigation
Insurance Recovery Actions
Superfund/Toxic Tort Losses
Negligence
Defense of Third-Party Contamination Claims
Defense of Agency-Led Violation on Remediation Actions
Brownfield-Related Real Estate Transactions
Development of Multiparty Transactions which Involve:
Developers of Environmentally Impacted Properties
Skilled Engineering and Remediation Contractors
Risk Assuming Entities to Absorb and Maintain Long-Term Risks Associated with the Site
Various Insurance Products to Help Mitigate Excess Liability
Drafting and Negotiating Specialized Environmental Insurance Policies
Optimization of All Brownfields or Redevelopment Incentives
Spill Release Reporting and Disaster Recovery Planning
Emissions Credit Trading
