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Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C.

Environment

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Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C.

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For over sixty years, Sive, Paget & Riesel has been a recognized leader in environmental, land use, and municipal law and litigation. The Firm has unparalleled experience assisting clients with environmental reviews, brownfield cleanups and redevelopment, environmental permitting, environmental aspects of real estate management, and due diligence reviews and risk assessments for corporate and real estate transactions. In recent years, the firm has built new practices in project finance, offshore wind and other renewables, climate change, and resiliency that draw on the Firm’s historical strengths and experiences.

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Environment - New York

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C. is a New York City-based boutique with a deep bench of environmental experts. It offers high-quality environmental regulatory advice as well as expertise in a range of litigious matters, particularly in Superfund cases. The firm comes recommended for its accomplishments overseeing the permitting and environmental impact reviews for major development projects and the redevelopment of contaminated properties. It acts for a diverse client base, including municipalities, non-profit organizations, financial entities and private companies and has noted experience acting for clients in pharmaceuticals, mining, insurance, food and drink, renewable energy and chemicals.

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Work Highlights

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  • Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C. advised the Metropolitan Transportation Agency on the development of a NEPA Environmental Assessment in relation to the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program.

Strengths

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  • Sive Paget & Riesel is an absolute go-to firm for stellar state and local environmental permitting and litigation expertise.

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  • SPR has an exceptionally qualified team with unique experience and broad depth of knowledge on environmental land use and regulatory matters.

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  • The attorneys all have a remarkable breadth of experience and depth of knowledge. Their ability to comprehend and distill complex environmental issues sets them apart.

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  • SPR's knowledge, experience and attention to detail distinguish the firm from others in the industry. It is very responsive and takes into consideration different perspectives and potential outcomes.

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  • Sive Paget & Riesel's ability to take in complex technical information and consider whether and how those facts represent concerns with respect to governing environmental law and permitting requirements is of primary value.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Daniel Riesel
    Daniel Riesel

    Daniel Riesel

    Daniel Riesel is a litigation specialist who has experience acting on a wide variety of environmental cases at both trial and appellate level. He has complementary experience in white-collar defense work and commercial litigation.

    • Daniel Riesel is a legend.

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  • David Paget
    David Paget

    David Paget

    David Paget offers extensive experience overseeing environmental matters pertaining to major public and private development projects.

    • David has extraordinary legal and personal skills. His unique combination of legal smarts, people smarts and sense of humor has solved many complex issues.

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    • David Paget's services and sophistication of thought are unmatched and he is driven by a lifelong vision of the continuous improvement of New York, which is reflected in the projects he takes on and inspires all who work alongside him.

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    • David Paget's acumen in environmental law has been tremendously beneficial.

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    • David is always willing to translate the technical to a language I can understand with ease and deftness. I highly appreciate this dedication.

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    • David remains patient when pressured; he is perceptive throughout discussion across multiple technical disciplines. He spends the time for all involved to clearly understand the issue at hand and the myriad respective repercussions of choosing one course over another.

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  • Mark Chertok
    Mark Chertok

    Mark Chertok

    Mark Chertok has an expansive environmental law and land use practice with a focus on project development matters. He is especially adept at covering environment impact statements, site remediation matters and wetlands issues.

    • Mark brings a practical, business-oriented approach to legal and transactional problems. He focuses on the client's goals and objectives and tailors his advice and communications with that in mind.

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    • Mark is an expert in his field and is always responsive to client needs and requirements. His detailed review and analysis of documentation is essential to our success.

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    • Mark is an exceptional attorney. His grasp of environmental law across federal, state and local municipal jurisdictions is outstanding and his calm, reassuring and approachable demeanor sets the tone on any project he is part of.

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  • Dan Chorost
    Dan Chorost

    Dan Chorost

    Dan Chorost receives praise for his renewable energy-focused practice. He handles environmental impact and compliance issues for major development projects as well as Superfund cases.

    • Dan is superior in every regard. His professional skills are beyond impressive and he also demonstrates the best of personal qualities: kindness, patience and empathy. It is a true pleasure to work with him.

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    • Dan is a very good attorney.

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    • Dan is trusted adviser who takes great effort to make sure that our needs are addressed completely and with great care and expertise.

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  • Elizabeth Knauer
    Elizabeth Knauer

    Elizabeth Knauer

    Elizabeth Knauer's background in both litigation and project development provides a comprehensive perspective on risk management. She specializes in handling environmental permitting and enforcement actions for large developer-side clients.

    • Elizabeth is extraordinary.

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    • Elizabeth is an excellent attorney and exceptionally responsive and diligent. She has a very strong understanding of the sector in which we work and has provided excellent counsel to us.

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    • Elizabeth is an exceptional attorney. Her knowledge of the law and ability to carve through complex subject matter is impressive. She is always two steps ahead of everyone else in the room and stands out in her ability to quickly distill issues and provide efficient, effective and well thought-out solutions.

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  • Michael S Bogin
    Michael S Bogin

    Michael S Bogin

    Michael Bogin advises clients in all aspects of environmental regulation and permitting with notable experience in wastewater, storm water and wetlands work.

    • Michael is a very well-rounded and experienced attorney; he is results-driven and client-focused.

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    • In addition to being a top-tier lawyer with a sophisticated command of the technical and scientific issues inherent in brownfield development, Michael brings a warm sense of humor and an easy, steady temperament that make him a pleasure to have on the team.

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    • Michael is an exceptional attorney who moves mountains for his clients.

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    • Michael is highly attuned to attaining his clients' business objectives and applies his expertise in environmental law and the brownfield cleanup program to that end. I am impressed by his ability to synthesize complex fact patterns and work them into practical advice and solutions.

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  • Adam Stolorow
    Adam Stolorow

    Adam Stolorow

    Adam Stolorow specializes in environmental, land use, regulatory and municipal law, representing clients in environmental reviews, compliance, enforcement actions, zoning disputes, brownfield redevelopment and Superfund cases.

    • Adam is a detail-oriented individual and an effective environmental attorney.

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    • Adam is strategic, an outstanding communicator, patient and thorough.

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    • Adam is very impressive and a go-to attorney. He is experienced, knowledgeable and strategic.

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    • Adam is an extraordinarily valued and deeply appreciated partner. I can't say enough good things about the quality, integrity and timeliness of his work as well as the value of his deeply strategic perspective on the big picture at all times.

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    • Adam is an excellent attorney. His legal acumen and ability to thoughtfully reason complex problems are surpassed only by his approachability and ability to find consensus among parties.

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  • Alexis Saba
    Alexis Saba

    Alexis Saba

    Alexis Saba is as associate at Sive Paget, specializing in environmental litigation. She has experience in advising on decarbonization requirements, solar development and brownfield sites.

    • Alexis is sound, calm, professional, thoughtful and supportive.

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    • Alexis' knowledge of the law and regulatory landscape is a complement to any project team. Her ability to manage a group and maintain focus on issue resolution is an asset to projects.

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    • Alexis is a great attorney. She is responsive, smart and focused on her clients.

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  • Dane Warren
    Dane Warren

    Dane Warren

    Dane Warren has a growing practice in environmental review and permitting of development projects as well as offshore wind development. He is also noted for his experience in environmental litigation and regulatory compliance counseling.

    • Dane Warren is incredibly smart, responsive and engaging. He cares and it really shows.

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    • Dane is a true asset to SPR, the legal community and our organization. He is extremely knowledgeable and responsive to our organization's needs. Dane has the client's interests at heart, while having an impressive knowledge of the regulatory environment.

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    • Dane Warren is very sharp, smart and hard-working.

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