Taft, Environment | Chambers USA Profile

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.

Chambers Review

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Environment - Indiana

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Taft has a fine 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.

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Work Highlights

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Taft defended Commins from claims by US Environmental Protection Agency regarding the former Meritor/AM General manufacturing facility in northern Indiana.

Strengths

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"The team is very knowledgeable and has varying expertise."

Environment respondent
USA

"They stay up to date on current and potential issues and do a quality job of keeping us apprised appropriately."

Environment respondent
USA

"The team is very knowledgeable and has varying expertise."

Environment respondent
USA

"They stay up to date on current and potential issues and do a quality job of keeping us apprised appropriately."

Environment respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Frank J Deveau

Band 1

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

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David Guevara

Band 2

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 extremely knowledgeable and resourceful. He is able to bring together an effective team within the Taft group that meet the various needs of a project. He is timely, precise and prepared."

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Scott Alexander

Band 3

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

"Scott is professional, knowledgeable and creative."

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Will Gardner

Up and Coming

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

"Will is very knowledgeable in his subject area and knows the rules and laws associated with the industry."

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