Environmental Law

Environmental law is a term that encompasses laws and policies with the purpose to protect human health and the environment. A related but distinct set of regulatory regimes, now strongly influenced by environmental statutory legal principles, focus on the management and or protection of environmental media (soil/sediment, water, and air) from human (anthropogenic) actives. Environmental analysis typically involves concentration of chemicals in specific exposure circumstances, and specific members of the firm are leaders and have expertise in a variety of environmental practice areas.

·       Toxic Tort and Nuisance Litigation

·       Class Actions

·       Superfund/CERCLA Cost Recovery Litigation/SARA

·       RCRA (Hazardous and Solid Waste) Litigation (Citizen’s Suits)

·       CWA Litigation (Citizen’s Suits)

·       SDWA Litigation

·       Endangered Species Act (ESA) Litigation

·       CAA Litigation

Energy & Natural Resources Law

Natural Resources are assets that exist without any action of humankind.  Thus, Natural Resources Law includes all laws and policies of and concerning energy production and sustainability, recycling, as well as commercial and industrial energy use, and intangible assets such as aesthetics, scientific interest and cultural value. On Earth it includes sunlight, wind, air/atmosphere, water, land/sediments (includes all minerals) along with all vegetation, and animal life.

Energy & Natural Resources Law involves our advocacy and working knowledge of the upstream and midstream and sustainability aspects of the domestic energy industry. If you seek representation for a sustainable energy, or oil and gas energy law matter, our Firm Members offer our energy and natural resources clients valued experience in a variety of traditional oil and gas, as well as wind and solar energy practice including the following:

• Exploration and development agreements

• Operating agreements

• Master services agreements

• Service agreements

• Seismic agreements

• Drilling contracts

• Farm-outs and farm-ins

• Gas marketing, processing, purchase, and transportation agreements

• Oil and gas leases

• Pooling and unitization agreements

• Surface and subsurface agreements

• Distribution agreements pipelines and easements

• Wind leases

• Solar leases

• Surface damages

• Natural Resources Damages Litigation

• Water permitting and sales agreements

Natural Resources Law

• Natural Resources Damages Litigation

•  Resource exploitation, sales, and leasing

• Water Permits

• Grazing leases

• Hunting/trapping leases and licenses

• Easements

Civil Business Litigation & Transactions

We have experience representing sellers’ and buyers’ property acquisitions and divestitures and other types of business transactions. EENR lawyers provide client representation dealing with a variety of commercial matters, including the following:

• Business, Corporation, Partnership, and other Business entity civil litigation and disputes

• Contract negotiation and structure

• Due diligence

• Letters of intent

• Asset Purchase and sale agreements

• Property Conveyance and leasing

• Confidentiality agreements

• Entity formation and structure