Environmental

Environmental problems can affect real estate transactions, insurance coverage, taxes and a host of other issues. Woods Rogers can keep your business on top of constantly changing environmental laws and regulations with our dedicated Environmental Law team.

In response to the growing concern for, and awareness of, environmental issues, the team taps into the expertise of Woods Rogers attorneys from a variety of practice areas to provide environmental counseling and litigation services, including:

• Statutory interpretation related to compliance assurance.
• Compliance assistance and documentation.
• Advice concerning reporting requirements.
• Financial reporting and other regulatory requirements.
• Audit assistance.
• Transactional counseling.
• Due diligence liability reports for public offerings.
• Project financing.
• Preventive programs.
• Dispute resolution.
  
  

Our area of expertise includes:

• Ownership and development matters relating to coal, oil, natural gas, timber and other minerals.
• Solid, hazardous and medical waste issues.
• Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act permit and enforcement proceedings.
• RCRA and TSCA proceedings.
• CERCLA litigation and negotiations.
• Storage tanks.
• Toxic torts.
• Insurance coverage issues.
• Land transfers and other business transactions.
• Contaminated property and internal investigations.

Newsletters

• Derivative Actions for Environmental Health and Safety Violations
• New Compliance Plan Requirements for Governmental Contractors