Boston

Comprehensive environmental, project development, and litigation services.

Representing clients in New England and nationwide on environmental issues impacting their facilities, operations, and projects, our Massachusetts team offers a solid understanding of the interplay between practical business considerations and government regulations and enforcement. Clients also benefit from seamless access to a nationwide team of more than 150 environmental practitioners that provide complete coverage for matters large and small.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance

Clients in a wide range of industries rely on our Massachusetts team for guidance on complex EHS requirements that impact their facilities, operations, and expansion plans. Our work involves compliance counseling, permitting, and enforcement defense related to air, water, solid and hazardous waste, right-to-know, and safety, as well as guidance through environmental crises such as release response and reporting, agency enforcement inspections, and deviation events. We also represent companies with respect to workplace incidents, preparing for and responding to OSHA investigations, and resolving OSHA citations. Additionally, we counsel clients on requirements imposed by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act (Chapter 21E).

Project Development, Redevelopment, and Due Diligence

We help builders, developers, and property owners secure all types of permits and approvals—special, comprehensive, wetlands, Title V, and historic districts permits; site plan approvals; and variances—for their residential, commercial, and industrial projects. We also assist clients with the remediation and redevelopment process, including obtaining land use entitlements and other authorizations for the redevelopment of Brownfields properties. We act as environmental counsel to sellers, purchasers, landlords, tenants, and lenders in commercial transactions involving their facilities around the country. This includes helping clients identify and manage environmental liabilities prior to and during transactions, and developing the overall environmental strategy for transactions, particularly those involving significant or unusual environmental issues.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

We help clients manage and resolve commercial, environmental, and land use disputes. We also provide practical, cost-effective advice on enforcement actions brought by state and federal authorities, including MassDEP, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Our Massachusetts team regularly defends land use permits and project approvals under appeal in Massachusetts trial and appellate courts.