We advise companies on the environmental cleanup, investigations and permitting requirements related to plant closings. Our lawyers provide valuable, efficient guidance to help clients effectively address immediate and long-term environmental issues and to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and municipal laws during plant shutdowns. By handling the full range of environmental issues, we help clients focus on other critical pre-closure business decisions.
Our Environmental practice group assists clients in cost-effectively mitigating risk associated with the transfer of brownfield properties (i.e., properties that are or may be contaminated). The risks related to transferring such properties can include environmental issues stemming from past property uses that may be discovered during the buyer’s due diligence (which make contract negotiations more complex) or after the sale (which may lead to indemnity, cost recovery or toxic tort claims).