Environmental

Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP offers a broad range of environmental services, including due diligence and advice in business and real estate transactions, regulatory compliance, the recovery of remediation costs, environmental litigation and environmental investigations and enforcement matters. Our attorneys have worked extensively with the Connecticut DEP and the US EPA and have developed a strong network of relationships with the environmental consulting community. We regularly render advice on environmental matters to clients engaged in multi-state activities.

We bring a practical business understanding to the complex area of environmental regulation. The experience and background of our attorneys makes them particularly skilled in guiding clients through the technical aspects of the law and scientific data to achieve pragmatic outcomes and strategies. We also have extensive experience in the direct oversight of investigation and remediation activities. Our legal and technical expertise combined with our business sense and pragmatic approach enable us to harmonize our clients' economic and environmental goals.

Our environmental practice includes:

• Advising sellers and purchasers of businesses and real property, developers, tenants and lenders on due diligence and transaction assessment and planning

• Working with environmental consultants and clients to clean up contaminated properties

• Seeking available funds for investigation and remediation costs from state agencies, insurance companies and private parties

• Advising clients in diverse industries such as petroleum, metal recycling, manufacturing and transportation on compliance and permitting issues

• Representation before regulatory agencies, including federal, state and local bodies, on enforcement, permitting and land use matters
  

• Obtaining reimbursement from the Connecticut Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Clean-up Fund

• Managing environmental audits