Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 3

Environment

Pennsylvania

20 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jonathan Spergel

USA

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Transactions; Corporate Compliance and Other Regulatory Programs; Site Development and Brownfield Redevelopment; Superfund and Site Remediation; Sustainability; Waste; and Water.

Career

Jonathan Spergel is the immediate past managing partner of MGKF where he started his legal career in 1993. He handles a wide variety of environmental legal issues, including the environmental aspects of commercial transactions and brownfields sites, environmental insurance procurement and coverage issues, public funding opportunities, regulatory compliance counseling, and litigation for commercial, industrial, residential, and individual clients. From September 2001 to February 2003, Jonathan served as general counsel of O'Neill Properties, a regional real estate development company that focused on the redevelopment of brownfield sites.

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Pennsylvania and New Jersey;

Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority - Board Member, since 2006; Chairman, since 2013;

Publications

New Jersey Proposes “Dirty Dirt” Regulations

March 10, 2025

Act 2 Changes Anticipated in 2025

January 17, 2025

NJDEP Publishes Proposed Amendments to its Site Remediation Program

December 6, 2024

MGKF Podcast

Environmental Insurance Policies -- Are You Covered for PFAS?

January 3, 2023

Personal

Legacy Youth Tennis and Education (formerly Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center) - Board Chair, 2020-2025; Board Member, since 2012

City Avenue Special Services District - Board Member, since 2012

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School

J.D., cum laude

1983

Stanford University

B.A., with distinction

1988

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Environment - Pennsylvania

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Spergel is well versed in transactional and regulatory environment law matters, and is relied on by clients for obtaining permits and advising on environmental risk with regard to large corporate deals.

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