Environmental Transactions
Weil’s Environmental Transactions lawyers are an integral part of the Firm’s Corporate practice, possessing significant experience analyzing the environmental aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, financings, restructurings and securities offerings in a broad spectrum of business sectors throughout the world.
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Weil attorneys are experienced at identifying, quantifying and contractually allocating environmental liabilities that may arise in the context of domestic and cross-border transactions, including equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, infrastructure projects and financing transactions. We represent buyers, sellers, lenders, investment banks and investors, including private equity firms and financial institutions as well as other businesses in all phases of corporate and real estate transactions. Weil offers a full range of transactional services, including conducting and coordinating due diligence investigations of potential environmental liabilities; quantifying those liabilities in the context of the clients’ overall business strategy; advising on and negotiating contract provisions, disclosures and environmental insurance policies; and transitioning environmental functions at target entities into acquiror business structures. We also are adept at facilitating financing in debt and equity markets, and frequently assist clients in preparing environmental disclosures required under various securities laws and capital market requirements. In addition, Weil attorneys are skilled at identifying emerging business opportunities and risks associated with changing environmental policy, including those relating to unconventional oil and gas production, renewable energy development and greenhouse gas regulation.
Key Contacts

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Ranked Band 1 for Environment: Mainly Transactional in District of Columbia
Chambers USA 2020
Ranked Tier 1 for Environment: Transactional
Legal 500 US 2020
Environmental Head Annemargaret Connolly Ranked Band 1 in District of Columbia for Environment: Mainly Transactional
Chambers USA 2020
Named National Tier 1 Environmental Law Practice
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2020*
* Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Ranked Band 1 for Environment: Mainly Transactional in District of Columbia Award Brief — Chambers USA 2020
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Environment: Transactional Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2020
- Annemargaret Connolly Ranked Band 1 in District of Columbia for Environment: Mainly Transactional Award Brief — Chambers USA 2020
- Named National Tier 1 Environmental Law Practice Award Brief — U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2020 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Churchill Capital Corp IV in its $11.75 Billion Merger with Lucid Motors Deal Brief — February 22, 2021
- Weil Advises Advent-Backed ATI Physical Therapy in its $2.5B Business Combination with Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II Deal Brief — February 22, 2021
- Weil Advised American Securities in its Acquisition of Beacon’s Interior Products Business Deal Brief — February 10, 2021
- Weil Advised GI Partners in its Acquisition of Vast Broadband Firm Announcement — February 01, 2021
- Weil Advised QuickChek in $645 Million Sale to Murphy USA Deal Brief — January 21, 2021