Environmental Litigation

Weil has comprehensive knowledge of, and experience with, addressing all major issues of environmental law for our clients. Equally as important, our lawyers have a thorough understanding of how environmental matters can and do affect businesses.

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Ever-changing laws and regulations on domestic and international levels as well as increased public scrutiny have made environmental matters critical concerns for most business enterprises. Weil’s broad-based Environmental practice group addresses all areas that can affect businesses’ day-to-day operations and strategic business plans with sophisticated and cost-effective representation. By working seamlessly with other Firm practice groups, our attorneys provide clients with the transactional, litigation, counseling, restructuring, and legislative services necessary to achieve their goals in a wide variety of business and legal contexts.

Our Environmental litigation practice covers a range of representations, including:

  • Civil and administrative enforcement proceedings under Superfund and other federal and state environmental laws
  • Permits and challenges to permit denials
  • Personal injury, property damage, and nuisance claims brought in connection with the release of hazardous materials
  • Criminal prosecutions under the environmental laws

Selected Representations

Repsol

ExxonMobil Corp.

SEACOR Holdings

CBS Corp.

Oneida Indian Nation

Key Contacts

Annemargaret Connolly

Annemargaret Connolly

Partner

Washington, D.C.

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Our lawyers are acknowledged authorities on U.S. and international environmental law and are frequently recognized by such publications as Chambers USA, Legal 500, US News – Best Lawyers, Top Rated Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and SuperLawyers as leading transactional lawyers.

Excellent. They know the law and guide us to comply with it fully. At the same time they do not get bogged down in reciting detailed rules and regulations.”

Chambers USA

Named National Tier 1 Environmental Law Practice

U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey

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Awards and Recognition

  • Weil Named a “Recognised Practitioner” in Environment, District of Columbia Award Brief — Chambers USA
  • Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Environment: Transactional and Regulatory Award Brief — Legal 500 US
  • Weil ranked Tier 1 in "Environmental Law" category in the U.S. Award Brief — U.S. News - Best Lawyers-Best Law Firms Rankings

Speaking Engagements

  • Fracking: Drilling Down on the Latest Regulatory, Research and Litigation Developments Speaker(s): Theodore E. Tsekerides, Annemargaret Connolly and Arvin Maskin

    July 25, 2013 — Webinar — Weil Product Liability partners Arvin Maskin and Theodore Tsekerides and Environmental partner Annemargaret Connolly will participate in a webcast regarding fracking. The speakers will discuss the latest developments surrounding fracking, focusing on recent litigation, government involvement and recent regulatory updates, the debate over insurance coverage, and research to identify potential environmental and health risks associated with fracking.

  • Climate Change Liability and Disclosure Requirements Speaker(s): Thomas D Goslin and Annemargaret Connolly

    June 07, 2013 — New York, New York — Weil Environmental partner Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas Goslin will participate in a panel discussion regarding climate change liability and disclosure requirements. The panel is part of the Ninth Annual Environmental Transactional Roundtable, an annual gathering of environmental lawyers whose primary focus is addressing environmental issues in the context of corporate, real estate, and financial transactions.

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