Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Georgia
Band 3
About
Provided by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
AGG's Environmental practice spans a range of environmental issues and focuses on assisting clients with understanding, identifying, and resolving potential and actual environmental issues. We have experience in the entire breadth of environmental issues, including those involving solid and hazardous waste, CERCLA, HSRA, RCRA, underground storage tanks, air, water, wetlands, Brownfields, pesticides, and sustainability.
We are regularly involved in the negotiation of compliance and permit issues with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and in counseling clients on a variety of environmental matters, with particular emphasis on corrective action projects. While we seek to resolve environmental disputes without litigation, we have considerable experience in representing potentially responsible parties at CERCLA and HSRA sites and in RCRA, EPCRA, FIFRA, Clean Water and Clean Air Act Risk Management Plans, enforcement and permitting actions, emergency release notifications, cost recovery, and contribution actions, and in defending common law claims involving nuisance and trespass. We also provide counseling concerning the major federal and state regulatory programs, including rulemaking and legislative matters.
Chambers Review
Arnall Golden Gregory is a distinguished group recognized for work in redevelopment and remediation projects. It is routinely called upon to provide enforcement defense and compliance counseling. The firm acts on behalf of a wide range of clients including those in retail and healthcare, and clients developing brownfield sites.
Work Highlights
- Arnall Golden Gregory assisted New City with the environmental regulations affecting the development of two office towers and other construction projects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They can handle complexity very well, and have a broad knowledge base and lots of high-profile client experience."
"Everyone at Arnall Golden Gregory is diligent in their efforts to resolve any legal issues that have arisen. Everyone shows expert knowledge."
"They can handle complexity very well, and have a broad knowledge base and lots of high-profile client experience."
"Everyone at Arnall Golden Gregory is diligent in their efforts to resolve any legal issues that have arisen. Everyone shows expert knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
John Spinrad leads the firm's environmental practice. He handles transactional due diligence for clients in the real estate sector, and is particularly proficient in brownfield transactions.
"John is an excellent lawyer. He is a litigator and a knowledgeable environmental practitioner."
"John is very smart with a really analytical mind. I have full confidence in him."
Elizabeth Davis advises clients on regulatory compliance as well as environmental disputes. She is able to act at both the state and federal levels.
"I find Elizabeth to be very practical and very smart. She has a good handle on regulations."
Ranked Lawyers at
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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