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Environmental & Natural Resources

Environmental Risk Management

Our environmental and natural resources attorneys, frequently working in tandem with the firm’s real estate and corporate attorneys, assist clients in a range of issues related to environmental risk management. These include:

  • Transactional support and Brownfield redevelopment
  • Lender environmental liability
  • Environmental insurance

"Excellent combination of environmental and legal knowledge."

- General Counsel, Oil and Gas Company

EXPERIENCE

  • Renewable Energy Company. Represented energy company in connection with acquisition of contaminated industrial site to be used for manufacture and distribution of biodiesel fuels.
  • Residential Developer. Represented residential developer in negotiations with EPA regarding terms of and compliance with “reasonable steps” letter supporting acquisition, as CERCLA non-liable bona fide prospective purchaser and in efforts to accomplish de-listing from National Priorities List.
  • Non-Profit Organization. Represented non-profit in negotiation of settlement of extensive claims against environmental insurer, and in acquisition of replacement environmental coverage, in connection with development of JCC on site of former aerospace equipment manufacturer.
  • Food Manufacturer. Represented food manufacturer in connection with sale of former food products manufacturing facility that had been identified by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a source site for groundwater contamination.
  • Industrial Property Owner. Represented seller of former industrial property in Silicon Valley to Stanford University for redevelopment as hospital facility.
  • Commercial Property. Represented commercial developer of retail and residential buildings in Northern California in the acquisition of environmental insurance coverage.
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  • Transactional Support and Brownfield Redevelopment

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8.06.25

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8.06.25

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8.01.25

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Allen Matkins Secures Major Federal Court Victory in High-Stakes Land Dispute

7.23.25

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7.22.25

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7.18.25

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7.02.25

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