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Mark, a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D. 1970, cum laude) and the State
University of New York at Buffalo (A.B. 1967, magna cum laude), has been active
in environmental and land use counseling, permitting, enforcement and litigation
for more than twenty-five years. His experience spans a broad spectrum of
substantive areas, including environmental impact statement (EIS) counseling and
litigation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the New York
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), wetlands and water quality
permitting under the Clean Water Act and State counterparts. Read more about Mark Chertok. |
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Dan graduated from New York University School of Law in 1996. His practice at SPR includes a wide variety of environmental litigation before federal, state, and local trial and appellate courts and administrative bodies, and includes both civil and criminal matters. Reflective of the firm’s broad client base, Dan represents state and local governmental bodies, industrial and commercial clients, as well as individuals and local environmental organizations.
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Jennifer Coghlan recently graduated from the New York
University School of Law. Jennifer's practice at SP&R includes representation of state and local governmental bodies, corporations and individuals in a wide variety of environmental litigation before federal, state, and local trial and appellate courts. In addition, she represents clients in administrative proceedings before the U.S. EPA, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the New York City Environmental Control Board.
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Pamela has over 25 years of experience solving a wide range of environmental and
land use problems, using a broad array of tools from litigation to alternative dispute resolution.
She is an experienced mediator, having mediated numerous cases in federal and state court.
She serves as a court appointed mediator for the United States District Court, Southern and
Eastern Districts and the Supreme Court of New York, Commercial Division. Her experience at the
firm includes litigating complex multi-party hazardous waste cases; obtaining permits and project
approvals for commercial, industrial and municipal development projects; handling the environmental
aspects of business and real estate transactions; and consulting on climate change planning. Read more about Pamela R. Esterman. |
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Matthew graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2003. While there he focused on environmental law and land use law. He interned for New York Lawyers for the Public Interest where he worked on environmental justice issues. He also interned at the World Federalist Movement where he researched reform of global environmental governance in preparation for the 2002 United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development. Prior to law school, Matthew earned a Master of Environmental Studies degree from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Read more about Matthew D. Feil. |
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Jeff focuses his practice on complex regulatory matters, climate change, environmental disputes,
solid and hazardous waste, environmentally sensitive projects and transactions, brownfields and
contaminated site redevelopment, and environmental insurance coverage.
He represents public and privately-held companies, real estate developers,
financial institutions, REITs, and private equity funds.
He has significant experience representing non-US clients in cross-border transactions. Read more about Jeffrey Gracer. |
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Elizabeth graduated from Harvard Law School in 1999. One focus of her practice at SPR involves environmental impact assessment under SEQRA and NEPA, including litigation related to such matters. Elizabeth also advises developers and regulated entities with respect to environmental permitting and enforcement actions, and negotiates with government agencies on their behalf, particularly in the areas of wetlands and marine work. She also has experience in litigation involving environmental permitting standards, environmental contamination and contractual provisions. Elizabeth has represented a number of municipal and state agencies in defending land use and other determinations challenged on environmental grounds.
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Christine graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1991, and is admitted to practice in New York, California and Connecticut. She specializes in environmental regulatory compliance and transactional matters, counseling clients on complex brownfield and contaminated site redevelopments and environmental aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures. She has over ten years of experience negotiating manuscript environmental insurance policies, and recently resolved a multi-million dollar environmental insurance claim through mediation with the carrier. Read more
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Bridget graduated from the New York University School of Law in 2006 and has concentrated her practice on environmental law, land use issues, and litigation. Her experience includes brownfield redevelopment, environmental impact reviews, and litigation for the recovery of cleanup costs for hazardous waste and petroleum contamination. Read more about Bridget M. Lee. |
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Ashley, a 2004 graduate of New York University School of Law, concentrates his practice on environmental law, land use issues, and litigation. His work includes brownfields redevelopment, environmental impact reviews, and litigation for recovery of cleanup costs for hazardous materials and petroleum contamination in state and federal courts. He is experienced in litigation to compel cleanup of public water supply contamination, research into the origins of historic contamination, negotiation of environmental liabilities in corporate transactions, advice to non-profit corporations on environmental and organizational matters, and due diligence matters. Read more about Ashley S. Miller. |
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David Paget has extensive experience in environmental law and related
litigation, particularly in preparing and processing environmental impact
statements and permits pursuant to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act and
their New York State counterparts. David began litigating and managing
environmental cases in the early 1970s following his service as an Assistant
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Read more about
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Daniel has litigated a wide variety of cases which include white collar defense,
civil rights, commercial, and environmental matters. His litigation experience
ranges from pre-trial practice in complex litigation to extensive appellate
advocacy. Dan’s extensive environmental and litigation practice has been
recognized by several organizations that conduct peer evaluation of lawyers.Read more about Daniel
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Steven is an experienced litigator with over eighteen years of experience
prosecuting and defending cases in New York State Courts, United States District
Courts and administrative proceedings before the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, Public Service Commission, and the Board of
Education. Steve specializes in federal and New York environmental law and
litigation, as well as general commercial and employment litigation.
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Founding principal David Sive is known as the "father of environmental law." Before the United States Congress passed the first federal environmental statute, David was litigating the landmark environmental case, Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Comm'n, 354 F.2d 608 (2d Cir. 1965), and 453 F.2d 464 (2d Cir. 1971), and was a leader in the Sierra Club and other national environmental advocacy organizations. |
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Jessica Steinberg graduated from Pace Law School in 2007. Her practice includes
environmental law, land use issues, and litigation. She has also conducted real
estate closings. Her experience includes environmental impact reviews,
brownfields redevelopment, energy law matters, and litigation for Clean Water
Act violations and employment matters. She has also worked on the environmental
aspects of land use, including comprehensive plans, wetlands, and historic
contamination. Read more about Jessica Steinberg. |
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David joined Sive, Paget & Riesel in 1990 and his practice has focused on environmental and land use matters. David has particular expertise in large- scale waterfront development, State Environmental Quality Review Act and City Environmental Quality Review compliance, New York City “e” Designations and Restrictive Declarations, mold litigation, complex landlord tenant disputes, tidal wetland permitting, environmental insurance, hazardous materials and petroleum emergencies, pre-purchase due diligence investigations, hazardous substance, lead, asbestos, petroleum (gas and oil) and mold remediation, cost recovery litigation and regulatory compliance auditing. Read more about David Yudelson.
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