Environmental Law

Our litigators have prosecuted and defended a broad range of multi-million dollar environmental cost recovery actions under federal and state law. For instance, our attorneys have defended a manufacturer against New Jersey Spill Act claims in excess of $130 million, brought a private cost recovery action triggered by the development of the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, and pursued a CERCLA contribution claim that resulted in a precedent-setting decision by the Third Circuit holding the U.S. government responsible for clean up of a site contaminated during World War II. One of our litigators, when he was an Assistant United States Attorney, prosecuted the government's enormous cost recovery action to cleanup the contaminated rail yards of Paoli, Pennsylvania.

Our attorneys have successfully resolved a multi-million dollar claim against a chemical manufacturer sued by neighbors for alleged groundwater contamination, and have successfully prosecuted a class action for homeowners against a large developer who constructed their residential development on contaminated land. We have also represented clients in "sick building" cases, as well as toxic cases involving claims of environmental contamination and personal injury.

We have also provided environmental counseling and advice relating to the purchase and sale of businesses, and the development of industrial sites that are environmentally impaired.