
Department profile
Environment
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
Website
www.ggfirm.com
About
Provided by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
Our Environment Group focuses on achieving cost-effective solutions to the challenges arising from environmental contamination, environmental regulation and other environmental concerns. Chambers and Partners has ranked Greenberg Glusker as a Leading Law Firm in Environmental Law.
Whether in litigation, regulatory proceedings or negotiations, we have handled hundreds of matters under Superfund (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, CEQA, and Proposition 65.
Greenberg Glusker attorneys combine their years of experience with legal, technical, and business know-how to provide practical solutions to the environmental challenges facing our clients. The depth and breadth of our Environment Group’s experience is exceptionally strong. Our lawyers’ resident expertise is not dispersed across dozens of attorneys in different offices but is concentrated in one office, allowing us to more efficiently provide a broad range of services.
While our office is in Los Angeles, we represent industry associations, Fortune 500 companies, public entities, small businesses trusts, individuals and others in hundreds of environmental matters throughout California and the nation.
For more information, please contact Pete Nyquist, Chair of Greenberg Glusker's Environmental Law Group.
Chambers Review
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP is noted for its considerable environmental law expertise covering brownfield developments, CERCLA cost recovery and CEQA matters. Further able to advise on general environmental issues including air quality, water quality and energy-related law.
Work Highlights
- Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP advised the City of Culver City on managing intensive oil extraction operations within the city’s jurisdiction at the Inglewood Oil Field.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Greenberg Glusker Fields has very strong knowledge of complex transactions. They keep us informed and explain their reasoning well."
"Greenberg Glusker has assisted with very complex issues expertly and smoothly."
"They're great strategists. They think outside the box and generally think through the second, third and fourth-order effects of a decision before moving forward on a strategy."
"We very impressed with Greenberg's attorneys and their breadth of expertise across multiple areas of law. Our Proposition 65 claims, specifically, have been particularly complex and the Greenberg team has provided excellent representation and advice through these matters."
"The team at Greenberg Glusker Fields has very strong knowledge of complex transactions. They keep us informed and explain their reasoning well."
"Greenberg Glusker has assisted with very complex issues expertly and smoothly."
"They're great strategists. They think outside the box and generally think through the second, third and fourth-order effects of a decision before moving forward on a strategy."
"We very impressed with Greenberg's attorneys and their breadth of expertise across multiple areas of law. Our Proposition 65 claims, specifically, have been particularly complex and the Greenberg team has provided excellent representation and advice through these matters."
Notable Practitioners

Chair of the firm's environmental practice group Peter Nyquist handles environmental litigation and regulatory compliance that covers Superfund, contaminated site and CERCLA cost recovery issues. He also has expertise in water and air quality issues at both the state and federal level.
"Pete is top-notch. He has the ability to sort through complex issues in a short period of time, and chart a course of action that is practicable, efficient and successful."
"Pete is an outstanding environmental lawyer and has provided us with exceptional legal representation, done with great care."
"My experiences with Pete are extremely positive. He's a subject expert and an excellent communicator. He's very conscientious about costs and budgeting and he's extremely respectful; everyone loves working with him."

David Cranston offers substantive expertise in matters relating to Superfunds and broader environmental litigation.
"Dave has been assisting us for many years and his expertise and dedication to his work has been exceptional."
"A very knowledgeable attorney."

Brian Moskal is increasingly noted for his capabilities in environmental litigation. He provides counsel on an array of issues, including wastewater and contaminated sites cases.
"I have to say I truly enjoyed working with him, and he was an invaluable help in getting us over the finish line to an extremely successful resolution in a sensitive and complex matter."
"He's wonderful. Does terrific work and is always very diligent."
"Brian has deep expertise in his practice area and is terrific at working on his feet. He's extremely responsive."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
Provided by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
David Cranston
Elizabeth Watson
Jonathan Sokol
Noah Perch-Ahern
Omar Corona

Head of Department
Sedina Banks
Sherry Jackman