Related Practices
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Along with our firm’s corporate lawyers, or in some cases corporate lawyers from firms outside of Washington, DC, we spearhead environmental due diligence efforts, conduct negotiations to achieve resolution of complicated environmental issues, and prepare contract language to address these issues. Our environmental lawyers have extensive experience in developing solutions to the issues that arise in this context, having participated in hundreds of transactions, as well as in litigation concerning disputes over liability for environmental costs after such transactions are completed.
- Assist buyer in due diligence on “all appropriate inquiries” under CERCLA and in negotiations over residual cleanup liabilities.
- Represent seller of business in negotiations over allocation of environmental and potential bodily injury liabilities associated with business.
- Evaluate environmental liability risks and advise lender concerning potential environmental issues at facilities subject to security interests.
- Advice on business structures to manage environmental liabilities.
Representative Matters
- Advice concerning due diligence and contractual provisions relating to environmental matters relating to the sale of a division of a company.
- Representing a seller in litigation seeking contractual indemnity for contamination at facilities sold to the buyer.
- Advice to a lender concerning potential environmental issues at facilities subject to security interests.
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