Sive, Paget & Riesel represents businesses, developers and property managers, individuals, local, state and federal governments, and environmental groups in a wide variety of environmental issues, including Solid and Hazardous Waste, Enforcement, Toxic Tort Litigation, Super Fund, Underground Storage Tanks & Oil Spill Litigation, Criminal Prosecutions, Transactional Due Diligence and Compliance Audits.
Sive, Paget & Riesel has more than thirty years of experience managing cases dealing with the regulation of solid and hazardous waste. We support clients operating in virtually all areas of this industrial sector, including landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, recycling facilities and waste transportation projects. Sive, Paget & Riesel represents clients in negotiating hazardous substance remediation agreements with federal and state agencies, which entails a cooperative effort among counsel, engineers and scientists in developing technical studies and risk assessments.
Sive, Paget & Riesel is uniquely qualified to defend environmental enforcement matters, particularly enforcement actions that threaten the health or viability of a company. A wealth of experience in enforcement proceedings served as the background for firm founder Dan Riesel's book, Environmental Enforcement: Civil and Criminal and our legal team includes many former federal and state environmental lawyers. We combine this knowledge and experience to effectively defend clients in any enforcement action brought by federal, state or local governments.
Sive, Paget & Riesel has defended numerous toxic tort actions throughout the United States, representing private and corporate clients in cases dealing with a range of issues. From heavy metal or organic chemical contamination of groundwater to property stigma claims, our legal team has the knowledge and experience you need.
Sive, Paget & Riesel has litigated a large number of private cost recovery actions under Superfund and similar state laws on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. We have also defended potentially responsible parties ("PRPs") in many government-initiated actions. The firm has a record of favorable settlements in these types of cases, often raising money from third-parties to fund cleanups or achieving cost-saving remedy modifications.
Sive, Paget & Riesel has experience navigating the complex regulations governing the registration, maintenance and operation of underground storage tanks and in defending enforcement actions based on the discharge of petroleum. We have been successful in recovering money for clients damaged by petroleum discharges by bringing private enforcement actions under federal law, the New York Navigation law and State common law.
As criminal investigations and prosecution for environmental infractions have increased, Sive, Paget & Riesel has become increasingly active in defending the targets of criminal investigation and prosecutions. Our attorneys leverage their experience as federal and state prosecutors to provide thorough support for clients in all aspects of the case.
Sive, Paget & Riesel represents both small companies and large corporations in the environmental aspects of real estate and corporate transactions. Our lawyers provide a range of services including legal analyses, selection and supervision of environmental engineers and consultants, and the preparation of reports and opinion letters.
Compliance audits cannot prudently be delegated to engineers alone, given the governmental capacity to utilize audits as evidence in permitting, enforcement and criminal proceedings. Working proactively, we assist our industrial clients in formulating and implementing compliance audits that address problems before they result in an enforcement action and seek to reduce hazardous waste generation.
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