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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

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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. Offers high-quality environmental regulatory advice as well as expertise in a range of litigious matters, particularly in Superfund cases. Comes recommended for its accomplishments overseeing the permitting and environmental impact reviews for major development projects and the redevelopment of contaminated properties. Acts for a diverse client base, including municipalities, non-profit organizations, financial entities and private companies. Noted experience acting for clients in pharmaceuticals, mining, insurance, food and drink, renewable energy and chemicals.

Work Highlights

  • Sive Paget represented L&M Development Partners with respect to several affordable housing projects including the Sendero Verde project, a two-phase, full-block development remediated under the NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program.

Strengths

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They are incredibly diligent, consistent, precise and expertly collaborative with other consultants and counsel.

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The team provide top-notch strategy and are very competent and collegial.

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel Riesel
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Daniel Riesel
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Senior Statespeople
Daniel Riesel is a litigation specialist who acts 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.
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David Paget
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David Paget
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Senior Statespeople
David Paget offers extensive experience overseeing environmental matters pertaining to major public and private development projects.

I cannot speak highly enough of David; he is exceptional. We are in awe of his attention to detail, thorough evaluation and awareness of complex matters.

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Jeffrey B Gracer
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Jeffrey B Gracer
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Senior Statespeople
Jeffrey Gracer advises clients both US-based and globally on diverse environmental issues, including litigation, permitting, compliance, remediation, and climate change.

Jeffrey is fantastic; he is very strategic.

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Mark Chertok
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Mark Chertok
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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.
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Elizabeth Knauer
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Elizabeth Knauer
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Band 2
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.

I think she's terrific.

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Michael S Bogin
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Michael S Bogin
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Band 2
Michael Bogin advises clients in all aspects of environmental regulation and permitting with notable experience in wastewater, storm water and wetlands work.
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Dan Chorost
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Dan Chorost
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Band 3
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.

He is a pleasure to work with, he is a truly great guy who is very detailed and very responsive. He has local expertise but also incredible relationships with the City and the state of New York.

He is terrific.

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Adam Stolorow
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Adam Stolorow
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Up and Coming
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.
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Maggie Macdonald
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Maggie Macdonald
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Up and Coming
Maggie Macdonald is a notable associate in the environmental litigation space. She often defends clients in CERCLA cost recovery proceedings, regulatory actions and CWA citizen suits.
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Alexis Saba
Alexis Saba
Associates to watch

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.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Environment
Daniel Riesel
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Daniel Riesel
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David Paget
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David Paget
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Senior Statespeople
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Jeffrey B Gracer
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Jeffrey B Gracer
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Senior Statespeople
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Mark Chertok
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Mark Chertok
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Band 1
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Elizabeth Knauer
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Elizabeth Knauer
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Band 2
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Michael S Bogin
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Michael S Bogin
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Band 2
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Dan Chorost
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Dan Chorost
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Band 3
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Adam Stolorow
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Adam Stolorow
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Up and Coming
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Maggie Macdonald
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Maggie Macdonald
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Up and Coming
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Alexis Saba
Alexis Saba
Associates to watch
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Environment: Mainly Transactional
Jeffrey B Gracer
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Jeffrey B Gracer
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Senior Statespeople
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Members

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Ahlia Bethea

Alexis Saba

Amy Cassidy

Christine Leas

Claire McNulty

Dane Warren

Daniel Goldberg-Gradess

David Yudelson

Elizabeth Knauer

Jack Nelson

Jennifer Coghlan

John-Patrick Curran

Joyce E. Kung

Katherine Ghilain Trudell

Kayley McGrath

Kevin Rogers

Marc Reisler

Meg Holden

Michael Hannaman

Pamela Esterman

Scott Furman