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Taft’s Environmental attorneys provide clients with focused and practical approaches to the complexities of environmental challenges. Spotting the issues is our specialty; providing common sense and cost-effective solutions is the special value we bring to our clients. Our practice spans civil and criminal law, environmental insurance, toxic tort suits, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, brownfields transactions and financing, sustainability, defense of occupational exposure claims and administrative proceedings. Our relationships with our clients are longstanding, enabling us to anticipate our clients’ needs and to efficiently manage and resolve environmental hurdles associated with their business.

We serve our clients’ environmental legal needs across the U.S., providing our clients with strategic and tactical options to manage risk without breaking the bank, whether it is prying control of a surprise environmental problem from the hands of regulators or negotiating favorable terms in consent agreements and permits to allow business to return to normal.

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Environment - Indiana

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What the Team is Known For

Taft has a strong reputation for its trial practice and impressive track record in environmental disputes, regularly counseling clients regarding brownfield redevelopment matters, contamination issues and offering representation in insurance litigation. The firm offers clients a comprehensive range of services, including transactional due diligence and Superfund matters. It works with clients from the energy, public and utilities sectors, among others.

Work Highlights

  • Taft represented the Indiana Economic Development Corporation regarding the redevelopment of the former GM Stamping Plant in Indianapolis.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Frank J Deveau
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Frank J Deveau
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Frank Deveau has strong skills in a range of environmental work and often defends clients against claims, in addition to advising on transactions.

Frank is very good with the law, and is up on the latest and greatest developments in the space.

David Guevara
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David Guevara
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David Guevara leads the firm's brownfield and site development group and has robust capabilities in advising clients on the redevelopment of contaminated sites as well as related litigation.

David is the best at contaminated site redevelopment.

Scott Alexander
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Scott Alexander
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Band 3
Scott Alexander focuses on compliance and litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in the redevelopment of former brownfield sites.
Will Gardner
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Will Gardner
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Will Gardner is particularly skilled at handling redevelopments and acquisitions of industrial plants. His workload also covers environmental compliance matters.

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Indiana

Environment

Frank J Deveau
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Frank J Deveau
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Band 1
David Guevara
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David Guevara
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Band 2
Scott Alexander
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Scott Alexander
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Band 3
Will Gardner
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Will Gardner
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Band 3

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