Our strong relationships and deep experience give us exceptional credibility with local, state and federal regulators that enables us to streamline environmental assessments, speed cleanups, and acquire permits and approvals quickly.
Kramer Levin’s Environmental lawyers help developers, investors, miners, carbon market participants and companies across industries manage environmental issues so they can focus on improving properties, maintaining efficient operations, building projects, closing transactions and planning their future. In matters involving day-to-day compliance and permitting, contaminated property cleanup, carbon markets, project development, and corporate transactions, we advise clients on ways to minimize risks associated with environmental liability, devise creative solutions to environmental challenges, and ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. We also advocate on behalf of clients in the courts, before administrative boards, and in agency regulatory and enforcement proceedings.
Our lawyers have strong relationships and deep experience working with local, state and federal regulators — including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection and Department of City Planning. As a result, we have exceptional credibility that often enables us to streamline environmental assessments, speed cleanups, facilitate carbon credit trades, and acquire permits and approvals more quickly than would otherwise be possible.
We help clients with:
Due diligence and environmental impact reviews
Land use, zoning, permits and approvals
Compliance matters
Audits and investigations
Brownfields redevelopment
Site assessment and remediation
Solid waste, landfills and hazardous waste issues
Litigation, including cost recovery litigation under Superfund/CERCLA and state equivalents
Air rights and air quality issues
Clean Water Act, water quality and water rights issues
Toxic substance and pesticide regulation
Workplace health and safety concerns
Green buildings and LEED certification
Environmental aspects of real estate deals, corporate transactions, bankruptcies and restructurings
Advocacy before regulatory bodies and in enforcement proceedings
Advisory Firm Pays $17.5M Civil Penalty To Settle SEC Charges for Making Misrepresentations Regarding ESG Considerations in Investment Decisions
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Media Mentions
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Nov. 14, 2024
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Law360: Insurance Industry Key In Net-Zero Transition, UN Group Says
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Speaking Engagement
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Nov. 14, 2024
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Strafford Webinar: Environmental Obligations in Bankruptcy: Reconciling the Conflicting Goals of Bankruptcy and Environmental Laws
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Announcements
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Oct. 24, 2024
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2024 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists Include Over 90 Kramer Levin Attorneys
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Defining Matters
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Aug. 28, 2024
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Kramer Levin Files Amicus Briefs on Behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund, 17 Other Groups and Six Individuals Supporting Congestion Pricing for New York City
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Client Alerts
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July 29, 2024
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Local Law 97 Building Compliance Brings a New Layer of Economic Implications to CRE Transactions and Lease Negotiations
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Client Alerts
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July 18, 2024
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LL97: Countdown to Compliance
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Client Alerts
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June 12, 2024
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White House Releases Voluntary Carbon Markets Guidelines
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Announcements
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June 06, 2024
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Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Kramer Levin
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Client Alerts
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May 31, 2024
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New EU Directive Puts ‘Sustainability’ Due Diligence Center Stage
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Defining Matters
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April 03, 2024
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Kramer Levin Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund and Eight Other Groups Supporting Congestion Pricing for New York City
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Defining Matters
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Feb. 06, 2024
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Another Land Use Victory for New York Blood Center
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Announcements
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Jan. 22, 2024
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Kramer Levin Names Andrew Otis Chair of Environmental Department
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Client Alerts
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Jan. 17, 2024
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Update on New York City Local Law 97: Relaxed Rules Impact the First Compliance Period
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Articles
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Winter 2023 Issue
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New Rules Under New York City Local Law 97 Provide Building Owners a Small Break
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Announcements
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Nov. 06, 2023
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Kramer Levin Named in Top Tier by 2024 Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms Rankings
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Client Alerts
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Sept. 26, 2023
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Update on New York City Local Law 97: Proposed Rules Provide Building Owners a Small Break
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Announcements
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Sept. 22, 2023
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2023 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists Include Over 90 Kramer Levin Attorneys
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Client Alerts
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June 15, 2023
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Senate Committee Questions Insurers on Climate
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Client Alerts
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June 01, 2023
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The Supreme Court Limits Federal Authority to Regulate Wetlands
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Client Alerts
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May 17, 2023
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New York City Local Law 97: A Groundbreaking Climate Change Regulation for the Real Estate Industry
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Client Alerts
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May 16, 2023
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Land Use Issues Addressed at Kramer Levin Seminar
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Speaking Engagement
Date
March 14, 2023
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Strafford’s CERCLA Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense: Securing and Maintaining Liability Protection
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Articles
Date
March 01, 2023
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The Journal of Federal Agency Action
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Speaking Engagement
Date
Nov. 30, 2022
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New York State Bar Association’s 2022 London Global Conference
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Announcements
Date
Nov. 08, 2022
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Kramer Levin Named in Top Tier by 2023 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms Rankings
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Announcements
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Sept. 30, 2022
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2022 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists Include Over 80 Kramer Levin Attorneys
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Client Alerts
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Sept. 20, 2022
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New York City Local Law 97 Has a Mechanism to Help Small Building Owners
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Announcements
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Aug. 01, 2022
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Andrew Otis Joins Kramer Levin as Partner in the Environmental Department
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Client Alerts
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April 14, 2022
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Amendments to the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program
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