Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Massachusetts
Band 3
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Provided by Goulston & Storrs
The Goulston & Storrs environmental group advises clients on projects throughout the United States in connection with the redevelopment, sale, and financing of previously contaminated "Brownfield" sites (e.g., historic mills, factories, and landfills), private equity acquisitions and dispositions, large-scale property portfolio transactions (multi-family residential, office, hotel, and industrial properties), corporate mergers and acquisitions, statutory compliance matters, corporate financings, environmental cost recovery claims, and environmental issues associated with products in commerce. We are also home to one of the most prolific environmental insurance practices in the nation, maximizing the value we provide to clients when insuring over risks or seeking to bring insurance claims. Our team has a cultivated network of trusted scientists, engineers, consultants, governmental contacts, and local counsel we collaborate with to help pour clients.
Chambers Review
Goulston & Storrs is distinguished for its niche in the environmental aspects of real estate and well known for its expertise in regulatory matters, brownfield redevelopment and property transactions. The firm provides high quality representation of developers, investors and private equity companies as well as representing those in the education and healthcare sectors. It is well regarded for its strength in the environmental insurance space and has strong capabilities in advising on environmental cost recovery matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Goulston & Storrs team is very thorough and thoughtful."
"The Goulston & Storrs team is very thorough and thoughtful."
Notable Practitioners
Ned Abelson is a foremost practitioner in the environmental field, advising on issues such as brownfield redevelopment and transactions.
"Ned is an excellent environmental attorney and is good at managing projects."
"Ned is extremely well-versed in environmental law. He is careful, thorough and very accessible. "
William Seuch has broad expertise in environmental issues and regularly handles brownfield redevelopment matters.
"Bill is very deep on the environmental front."
Jonathan Pearlson has extensive experience dealing with environmental due diligence, compliance and brownfield redevelopment matters.
Kate Velasquez-Heller regularly handles a range of environmental matters, including compliance and contaminated property issues.
"Kate is incredibly responsive and very efficient in her work and communications."
"Kate is very practical and is very efficient at maximizing use of strategies to avoid environmental concerns."
"Kate uses her expertise and understanding of the science to advise her regarding strategies on the legal side."
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Goulston & Storrs
Massachusetts
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