Gibbons P.C., Environment | Chambers USA Profile

About

Provided by Gibbons P.C.

The Gibbons Environmental Group is recognized among the region’s top-tier environmental practices, with talented attorneys with decades of environmental experience in both the public and private sectors, some of whom are former environmental scientists and engineers possessing strong working ties to regulatory agencies. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, regional mid-market companies, and closely held businesses that operate in all sectors of the economy. Group members handle all areas of environmental law, most recently playing leading roles in various multi-party remediation matters that have arisen in large and complex sediment remediation sites in New Jersey and New York. Our sophisticated client base has repeatedly turned to our attorneys in multifaceted environmental litigation, including service as common counsel or lead counsel in developing strategy for groups of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in many of the significant landfill and sediment cases in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, among other states. This level of experience also serves our clients well in individual representations.

Focus areas within our Environmental Group include:

Environmental litigation
Regulatory compliance and permitting matters
Redevelopment, including Brownfields projects
Real estate transactions, including voluntary and involuntary transfers of property and businesses
Corporate transactions

Chambers Review

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Environment - New Jersey

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Gibbons P.C. offers first-class representation in private sector environmental litigation as well as enforcement actions brought by regulatory agencies. Navigates the matrix of regulations affecting real estate transactions, enabling clients to meet business aims. Dispenses exceptional compliance advice in connection with environmental matters, from air and water pollution to asbestos and development permits.

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Work Highlights

Gibbons P.C. acted as environmental counsel to Avon Products in a variety of Superfund matters involving Calumet Landfill and Philip Services Company sites in Illinois and South Carolina respectively, in which the company is considered a potentially liable party.

Strengths

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"Gibbons provides exceptional customer service that is very responsive and timely. Its written work is top notch and its advocacy is great."

Environment respondent
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"Gibbons is certainly a very strong group with a deep bench."

Environment respondent
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"Gibbons provides exceptional customer service that is very responsive and timely. Its written work is top notch and its advocacy is great."

Environment respondent
USA

"Gibbons is certainly a very strong group with a deep bench."

Environment respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Susanne Peticolas

Senior Statespeople

Susanne Peticolas is particularly commended for her work in CERCLA litigation and related personal injury and property damage concerns. She also advises on compliance in a remediation context.

"Susanne is a very diligent lawyer."

"She is excellent."

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William S Hatfield

Band 1

William Hatfield has a broad practice which includes advising clients on both contentious and noncontentious matters, including Superfund disputes and transactional due diligence.

"He is very articulate and has a strong substantive knowledge of the Superfund world."

"He is smart, loved by his clients and an excellent litigator."

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