Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Georgia
Band 3
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MMM’s Environmental Practice is focused on finding business-oriented solutions in the context of real estate and corporate transactions. The team serves as specialized environmental counsel for clients throughout the country. They regularly represent national public and private real estate investment trusts (REITs), investment funds, financial institutions and developers nationwide. MMM's Environmental practice has worked on redevelopments in 42 of the 50 states totaling more than $60 billion. The substantial network the attorneys have through their vast experience includes strategic relationships with equity sources, lenders, insurance companies and heads of state agencies. Though their experience is most substantial in the U.S., they have also handled the acquisition, financing and disposition of properties in Australia, Asia, Europe and South America, as well as Canada and Mexico.
Key Services include:
- The purchase, redevelopment, financing and sale of environmentally impacted properties (brownfields)
- Environmental insurance negotiations & claims
- Environmental permitting
- Environmental litigation
- Negotiating risk allocation of environmental costs and liabilities
- Pre-transaction environmental strategy and due diligence
- Negotiations with state & federal regulators
- Negotiations of remediation agreements
- Foreclosure on environmentally-impacted property and strategy for risk minimization
- Construction
- Energy & infrastructure finance
Chambers Review
Morris, Manning & Martin is a respected firm noted for its expert handling of environmental issues arising out of real estate transactions. It advises major developers and investors on the full range of environmental issues, including brownfields development and environmental permitting.
Work Highlights
- Morris, Manning & Martin assisted Highland Resources with the environmental aspects of a brownfield redevelopment project in Charleston, South Carolina.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Morris, Manning & Martin efficiently manage time and plan strategically to achieve ultimate objectives."
"They do an excellent job of explaining complex environmental issues in laymen's terms thereby providing comfort."
"Morris, Manning & Martin efficiently manage time and plan strategically to achieve ultimate objectives."
"They do an excellent job of explaining complex environmental issues in laymen's terms thereby providing comfort."
Notable Practitioners
Gerald Pouncey chairs the environmental, infrastructure and land use practice at the firm. He focuses on real estate transactions involving complex environmental issues, including brownfield redevelopment.
"Gerald is very kind and extremely knowledgeable as well as very connected with regulators across the country including national and state officials."
"Gerald is among the more tireless workers that I have ever worked with. He is super knowledgeable and sophisticated."
Heather Friedman is noted for her strength in real estate transactions involving environmentally impacted property.
"She has an in-depth mastery of environmental law with both a strategic and tactical appreciation of the issues at hand."
"Heather is technically and legally outstanding and provides very helpful and practical business advice for real-world problems."
Wyatt Kendall is a strong up-and-comer recognized for his broad expertise. He has experience in brownfield redevelopment and urban renewal projects.
"Wyatt possesses a keen knowledge of the law and industry standards."
"Wyatt is very mindful and responsive to our needs."
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Industries
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Brownfields
Financing
Industrial
Public-private partnerships
Real Estate
Redevelopment
Transportation