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The environment chapter features both litigation and advisory/transactional support to clients. This includes general corporate issues (eg, due diligence on mergers), the development of brownfield sites, and pollution issues. 'Traditional' environment work includes regulatory compliance, litigation and enforcement actions related to air, water, wetlands, waste and endangered species. We also feature advice to corporate and financial clients on the environmental aspects of M&A, financings, securities offerings and other transactions, which involve due diligence and environmental insurance issues.

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Band 1

  1. Gunster
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    Gunster
    Environment
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Gunster has a strong Florida base with a broad geographical spread, offering statewide expertise in water, air and land issues. It has additional capabilities in endangered species and wetlands advisory work. The firm is experienced in acting for clients before a range of local, state and federal regulatory bodies, alongside strengths in environmental litigation and administrative challenges. It represents public and private sector clients across a variety of industry areas, including food, real estate and manufacturing.
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  2. Lewis, Longman & Walker PA
    Environment
    2024 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Akerman LLP
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    Akerman LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Akerman LLP offers solid strengths in transactional, regulatory and litigation matters, with notable strengths in forestry issues and wetlands permitting. It leverages its impressive strengths in its real estate practice to offer expertise in due diligence, environmental cleanup and wider development work. The firm offers additional capabilities in handling urban redevelopment matters. It represents both public and private clients, including Fortune 500 companies and developers.
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  2. Bilzin Sumberg
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    Bilzin Sumberg
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Bilzin Sumberg is highly regarded for its strengths in wetlands issues, alongside noted expertise in contamination and remediation matters. The environmental team draws on the firm's land development and real estate practice to give comprehensive advice in development projects. It represents a range of public and private sector clients, with a focus on developers and property owners. The firm's expertise spans environmental aspects of transactional matters.
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  3. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has a renowned environmental group with deep experience handling complex environmental litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims. It also regularly advises clients on the environmental law aspects of corporate transactional matters, brownfield developments, wetlands permitting and energy and infrastructure projects. The team is able to draw on wider firm resources to provide a broad offering to clients in industries including energy, transportation and real estate.
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  4. Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
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    Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. is a respected environment and land use group with statewide presence. It represents both public and private sector clients across a wide breadth of environmental legal matters. The firm's expertise covers brownfield redevelopments, environmental permitting and toxic tort litigation.
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  5. Carlton Fields
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Berger Singerman
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    Berger Singerman
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Berger Singerman offers a full range of environmental expertise, with strengths in areas including waste management, contaminated land matters, water law issues and clean energy. It regularly engages with a range of government agencies in dealing with a wide variety of regulatory matters. The firm also represents both public and private clients, including alternative fuel companies and real estate developers.
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  2. Holland & Knight LLP
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    Holland & Knight LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Holland & Knight LLP is able to draw on nationwide resources to advise on a wide range of regulatory matters, including water resources and wetland work. It brings additional strength in complex environmental and administrative litigation. The firm advises clients before a host of agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA. It has significant statewide presence, with seven office locations across the state of Florida.
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    Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    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.
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  4. Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3
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