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Corporate Disclosures of Climate-Related Risks and Pursuit of Sustainability and Climate CommitmentsFinancier Worldwide MagazineDecember 10, 2020
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Corporate Disclosures of Climate-Related Risks and Fulfilling Sustainability and Climate CommitmentsClient AlertDecember 3, 2020
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Press ReleaseNovember 5, 2020
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International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)November 1, 2020
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New England Super Lawyers MagazineOctober 13, 2020
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Client AlertSeptember 2, 2020
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The Best Lawyers in America® 2021August 20, 2020
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Bloomberg LawJuly 31, 2020
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Bloomberg LawJuly 15, 2020
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Client AlertJune 25, 2020
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Roy C. Andersen, Benjamin J. Armour, John G. Balboni, Victor N. Baltera, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, David E. Danovitch, Jeffrey R. Gleit, Angela Gomes, David A. Guadagnoli, Brian E. Hammell, John Hunt, Thomas G. Huszar, Richard L. Jones, David H. Kaplan, Jeffrey M. Karp, Scott L. Kaufman, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Scott M. Miller, Louis A. Monti, David J. Nagle, Nicholas M. O'Donnell, Ameek Ashok Ponda, John H. Riley, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Gerry Silver, Laura Steinberg, Douglas S. Stransky, Paul E. Summit, Joel S. Telpner, Mari H. Tomunen, Matthew J. Van WormerPress ReleaseJune 10, 2020
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International Association of Defense CounselMay 18, 2020
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Client AlertMay 14, 2020
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Client AlertApril 30, 2020
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Client AlertApril 23, 2020
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IADC Toxic & Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee NewsletterJanuary 10, 2020
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Bloomberg EnvironmentJanuary 8, 2020
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Environment & Energy InsightsJanuary 3, 2020
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Environment & Energy InsightsNovember 19, 2019
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Law360November 14, 2019
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Sullivan Press ReleaseNovember 1, 2019
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Practical Law Finance Thomson Reuters WestlawOctober 8, 2019
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Financier WorldwideOctober 1, 2019
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IADC Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee NewsletterOctober 1, 2019
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The Best Lawyers in America 2020®August 15, 2019
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Energy Finance ReportJuly 9, 2019
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Energy Finance ReportJune 27, 2019
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Energy Finance ReportJune 11, 2019
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EPA Steps into the Mix While States Continue Swift Action in Light of Potential Health RisksEnergy Finance ReportMarch 6, 2019
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Energy Finance ReportJanuary 16, 2019
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Energy Finance ReportJanuary 14, 2019
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Manufacturing TodayJanuary 11, 2019
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Energy Finance ReportNovember 30, 2018
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Press ReleaseNovember 1, 2018
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Energy Finance ReportOctober 9, 2018
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J. Truman Bidwell Jr., Clark A. Freeman, Jeffrey R. Gleit, George P. Lindsay, Constantine P. Ralli, Joel S. TelpnerNew York Metro Super Lawyers MagazineSeptember 13, 2018
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The Best Lawyers in America 2019®August 15, 2018
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Energy Finance ReportAugust 6, 2018
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Energy Finance ReportJune 18, 2018
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Benjamin J. Armour, John G. Balboni, Victor N. Baltera, J. Truman Bidwell Jr., Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, Christopher C. Curtis, Lindsey A. Getz, David A. Guadagnoli, Brian E. Hammell, John Hunt, Richard L. Jones, David H. Kaplan, Jeffrey M. Karp, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Louis A. Monti, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Nicole Rives, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Gerry Silver, Laura Steinberg, Douglas S. Stransky, Matthew J. Van Wormer, Carol G. WolffPress ReleaseMay 30, 2018
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Press ReleaseMay 3, 2018
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The Washington Post MagazineApril 23, 2018
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Thomson Reuters WestlawMarch 28, 2018
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Of CounselFebruary 1, 2018
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Press ReleaseNovember 1, 2017
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New York Metro Super Lawyers MagazineSeptember 20, 2017
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Law360August 23, 2017
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The Best Lawyers in America 2018®August 15, 2017
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RechargeJune 26, 2017
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Offshore Wind JournalJune 2, 2017
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John G. Balboni, Michael M. Davis, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura Steinberg, Douglas S. StranskyPress ReleaseMay 26, 2017
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Engineering News-RecordMay 24, 2017
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Press ReleaseNovember 1, 2016
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The Best Lawyers in America 2017®August 15, 2016
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Law360August 1, 2016
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CleanTechnicaJuly 21, 2016
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Michael M. Davis, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura SteinbergPress ReleaseMay 27, 2016
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The Washington Post MagazineApril 25, 2016
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Law360April 11, 2016
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Press ReleaseApril 1, 2016
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Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2015
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American Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionOctober 30, 2015
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New York Law JournalOctober 6, 2015
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Press ReleaseSeptember 16, 2015
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Cape Wind And Block Island Provide Valuable LessonsBanker & TradesmanSeptember 13, 2015
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Wind SystemsSeptember 1, 2015
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Engineering News-RecordAugust 26, 2015
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New Developments, Adaptive Reuse Require Due DiligenceBanker & TradesmanJuly 20, 2015
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Client AdvisoryJune 15, 2015
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The Washington Post MagazineApril 16, 2015
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Banker & TradesmanFebruary 9, 2015
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Client AdvisoryJanuary 21, 2015
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Client AdvisoryAugust 4, 2014
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Washington DC Super Lawyers MagazineApril 25, 2014
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Client AdvisoryApril 1, 2014
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Client AdvisoryMarch 18, 2014
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Client AdvisoryFebruary 14, 2014
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Client AdvisoryFebruary 6, 2014
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CQ Roll CallFebruary 3, 2014
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Client AdvisoryFebruary 3, 2014
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Client AdvisoryFebruary 3, 2014
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International Business TimesAugust 2, 2013
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Client AdvisoryMarch 14, 2012
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Client AdvisoryJanuary 23, 2012
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December 7, 2018
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October 12, 2017
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Sullivan counsels clients across a broad range of environmental matters, including litigation, regulation, project development, remediation and corporate transactions. The breadth of our expertise and the cost-structure of our platform allow us to truly partner with our clients to strategically manage environmental risks and to capitalize on business opportunities.
Drawing on our deep industry, regulatory and transactional expertise, we bring a sophisticated understanding not only of the environmental legal framework but also the practical business implications directly affecting our clients. Sullivan is distinguished by the caliber of its environmental attorneys – which include former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division lawyers – the diversity of environmental and natural resource issues on which we advise and our thought leadership in helping clients adapt to changing market trends. By bringing together environmental practitioners recognized by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America for their skills in litigation, regulation and transactions, Sullivan is well-positioned to counsel clients through all stages of environmental matters. Given the global nature of our transactional practice, we routinely advise on cross-border and international issues and collaborate with foreign advisors to address environmental risks. To help devise innovative, tailored solutions, we also leverage the firm’s broader expertise, drawing on our real estate, tax, corporate, securities and energy practices.
Representative Client Work
Environmental Compliance, Litigation & Contamination
- Advised clients on various compliance issues under the federal Clean Air Act and State Implementation Plans
- Represented a coal company in negotiations with state agency to address environmental impacts from legacy mining operations
- Represented a real estate developer in connection with indemnity dispute regarding costs to address legacy site contamination
- Negotiated a substantially reduced settlement payment by auto parts manufacturer to resolve environmental cost recovery litigation with EPA and private entities by demonstrating remedy selected and performed by the agency was based on faulty conceptual site model
Environmental Transactions
- Represented an affiliate of Cube Hydro Partners in its acquisition of four hydropower stations in North Carolina totaling 215 MWs.
- Represented a seller in the $890 million sale of its sulfuric acid virgin production and regeneration business
- Represented a buyer in a $435 million acquisition of a large-scale cobalt refinery
- Represented a lender in connection with asset-based revolving credit facility for manufacturing business
- Counseled buyer on bankruptcy protections applicable to a target company for legacy site contamination and asbestos exposure claims, including the interaction of an asbestos trust and related channeling injunction
- Represented a private equity investor in connection with the development of a greenfield 869-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas-fired generation facility
Pesticide & Chemical Regulation
- Represent generic agricultural chemical companies entering the U.S. market (including the first Indian and Korean companies to be awarded a technical registration by the U.S. EPA), involving data compensation negotiations and arbitrations, business strategy, and product defense
- Represented numerous clients in multi-million dollar negotiations and arbitrations addressing the compensation due for reliance upon pesticide data previously filed with EPA
- Represented clients in federal and state pesticide enforcement matters, including negotiation of state consent order providing for a significantly reduced penalty and establishing a precedential environmental benefit project to underwrite the collection and environmentally sound disposal of waste pesticides
- Designed and supervised audit of pesticide compliance for client holding in excess of 100 pesticide registrations
Key Contacts
Related Practices
- Environmental Compliance, Contamination & Litigation
- Environmental Transactions
- Pesticide & Agricultural Chemical Regulation