Early and Often

Many companies rely on internal staff to initiate the environmental diligence process, and only bring in their environmental attorney for the final days or hours of a transaction, usually to triage a deal that is about to go off the rails. Perhaps it’s the specter of a nasty…

Environmental Liability

• He’s a tenant, not the owner, so he won’t be liable for past environmental contamination, right? WRONG!
• I disposed of that waste legally, I can’t be held liable, right? WRONG!
• We sold that subsidiary 50 years ago, we won’t have to pay for a cleanup occurring now, right?…