Steven C Russo

Environmental

Government Law & Policy

Real Estate

Litigation

Energy & Natural Resources

Political Law & Compliance

Mining

Complex Torts

Steven C. Russo co-chairs the Environmental Practice and chairs the firm’s New York Environmental Practice. He focuses his practice on environmental law and litigation, permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) review, energy project siting, renewable energy, Brownfields redevelopment, toxic tort litigation, including emerging contaminants, environmental crimes, government law and policy and the environmental review and permitting, environmental due diligence and risk management, and the environmental components of land use and real estate law. Steven is equally experienced litigating in federal and state courts, as well as counseling his clients with regard to the development of major industrial, energy and residential development projects. He also practices election and campaign finance law.

Chair, New York League of Conservation Voters, State Board, 2018-2024

Executive Committee Member, Environmental and Energy Law Section, New York State Bar Association, 2011-Present

Secretary (2023-24) and Second Vice-Chair (2024-25), Environmental and Energy Law Section, New York State Bar Association

Board Member, New York City Environmental Control Board, 2003-2011

Chair, Business Law Section, Environmental Litigation Committee, American Bar Association, 2003-2007

Member, Election Law Committee, New York City Bar Association, 2004-2006

Member, Environmental Law Committee, New York City Bar Association, 1997-2000

J.D., Columbia Law School, 1989; Chief Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law

B.A., summa cum laude, State University of New York at Albany, 1985