North America - United States • Environment
Greenberg Traurig LLP
The environmental team at Greenberg Traurig LLP assists a spread of industrial and commercials clients, including those from within the chemical, mining, manufacturing sectors, in relation to air, water and land contamination, waste management issues, hazardous waste and natural resources claims. The deep bench includes the likes of David Weinstein, who, based in Tampa, specializes in toxic tort defense and Clean Air Act mandates, Denver’s Christopher Neumann, who is known by clients in the oil and gas, mining and construction industries for his ability to handle environmental incidents and response and the Miami-based Kerri Barsh , who deals with climate change and contamination matters. In New York, Steven Russo handles toxic tort litigation, environmental crimes and the environmental aspects of land use law, while David G. Mandelbaum regularly represents clients facing challenges related to water rights, and waste management from Philadelphia. Will Wagner joined the firm in California from Arnold & Porter.
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Key clients
- State of North Dakota
- Union Pacific Railroad
- BP
- National Foam, Inc.; parent Angus International Safety Group, Ltd.; and related entities
- T.T. International Co., LTD
- Charlotte County
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Mosaic Fertilizer LLC.
- Ovivo USA LLC
- Metropolitan Transit Authority
- The Coalition To Keep East Hampton Airport Open Ltd.
- Pluris Wedgefield, LLC
Work highlights
- Secured a federal court dismissal for Lockheed Martin Corporation in Grayson, a property diminution and medical monitoring class action, and defense judgment in Vandestreek, a companion wrongful death action arising from glioblastoma.
- Won a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Interior mandating that Bureau of Land Management resume quarterly lease sales of oil and gas in North Dakota after cancelling such actions in violation of federal law – which harmed North Dakota’s sovereign administration of its own independent authority over state and private mineral development.
- Won a $89 million judgment in favour of T. T. International Co., LTD. in a cross-border matter that involved a complex business dispute and highly valuable allowances for hydrofluorocarbons.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Weinstein, Christopher Neumann, Kerri Barsh, Steven Russo