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What the Team is Known For

Watanabe Ing has a leading team of lawyers in Hawaii for environmental matters. The practice possesses key expertise in advising on cesspool mandates, including the reporting and closure of large scale cesspools. The firm also helps clients with permitting issues, including in relation to air pollution. Clients of the team include both private corporations and public entities.

Strengths

They are able to draw on their relationships at regulatory agencies to provide practical advice that allow for clients to make well-reasoned decisions that mitigate risk to the greatest degree.

Their strength is the combination of long-time experience plus technical expertise. The the advice given is also generally practical from a financial and business standpoint.

It's an experienced team which offers continuous communication and knowledgeable people who are able to use established contacts and relationships to efficiently gather and manage the work.

Work Highlights

Watanabe Ing acted for Schnitzer Steel Hawaii on issues relating to its application for a solid waste management permit for its Maui scrapyard facility.

Notable practitioners

Ian Lorne Sandison is well regarded for his ability to handle a wide spectrum of environmental issues, ranging from regulatory to transactional matters. He regularly assists with environmental issues associated with real estate developments.
 

He's an experienced attorney, with a longstanding and credible environmental law track record.

 

Ian Sandison is Hawaii's top environmental lawyer, with great expertise, experience and judgement.

Joyce Tam-Sugiyama is an emerging market presence, assisting clients with both contentious and noncontentious environmental mandates. She advises clients on EPA-related compliance matters and cesspool closures.
 

She is is extremely strong on the technical side and in terms of her commercial awareness.

 

She's a very bright, very responsive and every knowledgeable environmental lawyer.

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