Foley Hoag LLP, Environment | Chambers USA Profile

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Foley Hoag’s Environmental Practice Group has been a preeminent national environmental practice for the past twenty years. Our experience allows us to identify critical environmental legal issues early and develop practical, cost-effective strategies to address them. We develop a solid understanding of our clients’ business objectives to provide focused, sound and strategic advice that maximizes opportunities and minimizes cost and liability.

We provide strategic environmental compliance counseling for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, environmental technology firms, institutions, municipalities, and state authorities. Such counseling can range from getting new facilities permitted, to in depth facility- or company-wide audits, to prompt and effective response to non-compliance situations.

Our Environmental Litigation lawyers have an impressive record resolving environmental legal disputes at the negotiating table and in the courtroom without hampering our clients' business operations. The types of cases we handle include:

Government and Citizen Enforcement Suits
Private Cost Recovery Actions
Toxic Tort Claims
Environmental Insurance Coverage Cases
International Environmental Disputes Between Sovereign States

Finally, working in conjunction with our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice, Foley Hoag Environmental lawyers assist clients with developing and implementing broad-based international CSR programs.

Chambers Review

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Environment - Massachusetts

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Foley Hoag LLP is a market-leading environmental practice in Massachusetts with deep experience in litigation, compliance and transactional matters. The environment group is highly regarded for its broad base of expertise in areas such as the CAA and CWA, superfunds and climate change mitigation. The team is particularly experienced in working with those in the energy generation sector.

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Work Highlights

Foley Hoag advised Commonwealth Fusion Systems in its site selection process for a new headquarters, manufacturing facility and first demonstration facility.

Strengths

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"Foley Hoag covers a broad range of work in the environment space and everything it does, it does very well."

Environment respondent
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"The firm has a very strong ability to handle complex matters."

Environment respondent
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"Foley Hoag covers a broad range of work in the environment space and everything it does, it does very well."

Environment respondent
USA

"The firm has a very strong ability to handle complex matters."

Environment respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Adam Kahn

Band 1

Adam Kahn maintains a premier environmental practice that includes representing clients in compliance matters and disputes.

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Seth D Jaffe

Head of Environment

Band 1

Seth Jaffe offers expertise on issues concerning air and water and advises on permitting, enforcement and regulation.

"Seth is excellent to work with and able to quickly digest issues facing a project and develop a targeted approach to successfully navigate them."

"Seth expertly blends his deep familiarity with complex environmental matters to provide advice on cutting edge issues in renewable energy development."

"Seth is extremely knowledgable and client focused."

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Kathleen Brill

Band 2

Kathleen Brill has an extensive environmental practice aimed at assisting clients in property acquisition and development through environmental consulting, compliance counselling and dispute resolution.

"Kathleen constantly thinks outside the box for alternative resolutions."

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Jonathan Ettinger

Band 3

Jonathan Ettinger maintains a dynamic and varied practice in which he assists clients on a broad range of issues relating to environmental claims and insurance recovery claims. He has particular expertise in Clean Water Act and Superfund work.

"Jonathan is an outstanding advocate."

"Jonathan is an excellent attorney and a leader in his field."

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