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Ballard Spahr's Arizona Environment & Natural Resources Group serves as local, regional, and national counsel on an array of complex regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters for industrial, commercial, and municipal clients. For example, we advise on the development of projects that may encounter contaminated lands, scarce water resources, endangered species, and public opposition. We strategize with clients and counsel them on avoiding environmental liabilities. We help clients navigate environmental laws to ensure regulatory compliance. We also seek to resolve disputes in a creative, cost-effective manner, but are prepared to prosecute or defend charges when necessary. 

 

In particular, we maintain our strength in providing clients with:

·       Practically resolving environmental claims

·       Permitting support and regulatory compliance

·       Analysis and due diligence on complex business transactions

·       Counsel on environmental impact studies and defense against prospective environmental impact-based challenges

·       Guidance on administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement claims


Our experience encompasses:

·       Environmental litigation

·       Environmental rulemaking

·       Permitting appeals

·       Resolution of environmental disputes to facilitate business transactions

·       Development projects involving alternative energy

·       Brownfield redevelopment

·       Contaminated properties

·       Land use

·       Natural resources

Chambers Review

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Environment - Arizona

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Ballard Spahr LLP is especially noted for its capabilities in environmental litigation. Clients benefit from its additional expertise in handling complex regulatory and transactional matters in areas such as contaminations and solar projects. The team is experienced in negotiating regulatory issues for clients as well as air quality permitting. Its compact Phoenix environmental team combines local expertise with access to the firm's broad national resources. It is also skilled acting on land use matters, including those relating to brownfield developments and contaminated properties.

Work Highlights

  • Ballard Spahr represented Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District in connection with CERCLA 107 claims regarding alleged contamination of an irrigation district's groundwater wells.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David J Armstrong
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David J Armstrong
2
Band 2

David Armstrong represents clients in environmental litigation, including mandates concerning groundwater contamination, as well as environmental compliance due diligence in relation to transactions.

David is a smart, capable lawyer.

David Armstrong is the best you can get.

Lea Phillips
3
Lea Phillips
3
Band 3

Lea Phillips has a strong focus on renewable energy, battery storage and issues in the waste and recycling industries, with considerable expertise across a host of regulatory compliance and permitting matters.

Lea Phillips has a great approach. We’ve given her some huge problems and thrown some really hard questions her way, and she has always had a good attitude. She has a real love for what she does.

Lea Phillips is personable, easy to work with, consistently professional and courteous and truly valued. She is a trusted partner to our in‑house environmental lawyers and engineering team, highly responsive, and always willing to jump in on whatever we send her way.

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Environment

David J Armstrong
2
David J Armstrong
2
Band 2
Lea Phillips
3
Lea Phillips
3
Band 3

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