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Taft

Environment

USA Guide 2026 : Indiana


Taft

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About

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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

Band 1

Band 1


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

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  • Taft acted for engine manufacturer Cummins in claims by USEPA regarding its manufacturing facility in northern Indiana concerning the claimant's threatened issue of an order pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Strengths

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  • The team are experienced, responsive and holistic with advice.

    Environment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Frank J Deveau
    Band 1Frank J Deveau

    Frank J Deveau

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

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 2David Guevara
    Band 2David Guevara

    David Guevara

    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.
  • Band 3Scott Alexander
    Band 3Scott Alexander

    Scott Alexander

    Scott Alexander focuses on compliance and litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in the redevelopment of former brownfield sites.
  • Band 3Will Gardner
    Band 3Will Gardner

    Will Gardner

    Will Gardner is particularly skilled at handling redevelopments and acquisitions of industrial plants. His workload also covers environmental compliance matters.

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