Environmental Law

• Business

Whether you are managing day-to-day regulatory compliance, responding to a government enforcement action, or working through the environmental dimensions of a transaction, you need counsel who understands not just the law, but how regulators think and what agencies care about. We know the process from the inside and we use that knowledge to protect your interests.

Our clients include businesses, public entities, and individuals:

• Fortune 500 companies with complex, multi-site compliance needs
• In-house environmental compliance officers seeking outside counsel as a strategic partner
• Small and mid-size businesses navigating permitting, enforcement, or transaction-related environmental issues
• Real estate developers, lenders, and buyers working through contaminated or regulated properties
• Public entities and municipalities facing environmental obligations or litigation

We understand how regulators approach enforcement, permitting, and cleanup and how to work with them strategically on your behalf. From permitting advice to courtroom advocacy, we handle the full lifecycle of environmental legal matters, including compliance, remediation, litigation, and transactions. We give you counsel you can act on that is focused on protecting your operations, managing exposure, and keeping your business moving forward.

Our Environmental Practice

Hazardous and Solid Waste

Waste management is one of the most heavily regulated areas of environmental law. We help clients stay compliant and resolve problems swiftly and strategically when they arise.

• Compliance advice and permit acquisition for treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
• Representation in site cleanups, including oversight of technical consultants and coordination with regulators
• Contribution, cost allocation, and settlement strategy among responsible parties
• Defense of governmental cleanup actions and representation in private cost-recovery litigation

Air, Noise, and Water Pollution & Regulatory Compliance

Permits are just the beginning. We help public and private clients secure the approvals they need and maintain compliance as regulations evolve.

• Permit applications and compliance counsel for air emission requirements for existing facilities and new construction
• Advice on industrial discharge permits, stormwater permits, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge-and-fill permits
• Representation on aviation noise, airport construction and expansion, and related land use matters

Environmental Litigation

When a matter cannot be resolved at the regulatory level, we are ready to pursue it aggressively at every stage of litigation.

• Pre-trial, trial, appellate, and administrative proceedings under federal, New Jersey and Pennsylvania environmental laws
• Defense of potentially responsible parties in governmental cleanup actions
• Private cost-recovery actions against other liable parties
• Toxic tort and product liability litigation involving chemicals, hazardous substances, and toxic air emissions