About
Provided by Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC
Corporations, utilities, and other entities operating in regulated industries, including water and wastewater utilities, manufacturing, mining operations, and other economic drivers must navigate complicated local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
Holtzman Vogel’s Environmental Group attorneys advise clients on how to navigate this complex system of local, state, and federal environmental regulations, and engage with regulators in ways that minimize the burden of regulation on our clients’ operations while also ensuring compliance.
Our attorneys maintain long-term relationships with regulators in local environmental compliance departments and state-level agencies including:
- State water management districts
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Federal agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Our goal is to work in partnership with these regulators to meet our client’s business objectives.
In addition, as one of the leading political law firms in the U.S., and with many former regulators on our team, our attorneys advocate for our clients’ interests before environmental regulators with greater insight and efficiency.
Chambers Review
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC has significant experience in the environmental litigation space carrying out high-profile litigation in federal and state courts. It regularly acts for clients from electric utility and waste industries, among numerous other sectors. The firm has impressive knowledge of permitting issues and the Clean Water Act.
Work Highlights
- Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC represented the City of Marathon, Florida in a Clean Water Act and federal Endangered Species Act citizen suit brought by an environmental organization in the Florida Keys.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Holtzman consists of creative and outside-the-box attorneys who seek to solve complex regulatory and legal matters."
"The team are very knowledgeable and responsive."
"The team at Holtzman consists of creative and outside-the-box attorneys who seek to solve complex regulatory and legal matters."
"The team are very knowledgeable and responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Gary Perko is notable for his strength in handling a wide variety of environmental disputes. He regularly defends utility companies facing enforcement actions by government agencies and also handles complex administrative law cases.
"Gary is very smart and has great judgment as to what works and what doesn't."
"Gary is one of the most experienced environment lawyers in Florida."
"Gary's command of alternatives for clients facing regulatory pressure in environmental permitting and enforcement cases is excellent."
Mohammad Jazil has a strong litigation practice, which includes advising clients on the Clean Water Act, among other environmental matters.
"Mo's knowledge and responsiveness are excellent."
"Mohammad has a very intellectual approach to his federal practice and is very persuasive in litigation presentations."