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 D.C.
Chambers USA 2022
Ranked Tier 1 for Environment: Transactional
Legal 500 US 2023
Annemargaret Connolly Ranked Band 1 for Environment: Mainly Transactional in D.C.
Chambers USA 2023
Clients note that the Firm is “top-notch”
Chambers USA
Named National Tier 1 Environmental Law Practice
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2022*
* 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 D.C. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2023
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Environment: Transactional Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2023
- Weil Ranked as a “Leading” Firm for Environment: Mainly Transactional in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2023
- Annemargaret Connolly Ranked Band 1 for Environment: Mainly Transactional in D.C. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2023
- Named National Tier 1 Environmental Law Practice Award Brief — U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
Speaking Engagements
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16th Annual Environmental Transactional Roundtable
Speaker(s):
Matthew D. Morton
June 24, 2022 — New York, NY — Weil Environmental counsel Matthew Morton spoke on a panel titled “Due Diligence Approaches and Hot Topics” as part of the 16th Annual Environmental Transactional Roundtable.
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises GHK Capital Partners LP in its Acquisition of JohnsByrne Company Deal Brief — October 10, 2023
- Weil Advises PAI Partners on Acquisition of Pet Food Manufacturer Alphia, Inc. Deal Brief — August 24, 2023
- Weil Advises the Initial Purchasers and the Lead Arrangers in Rain Carbon’s Offering of Senior Secured Notes and Term Loan Refinancing Deal Brief — August 17, 2023
- Weil Advises the Initial Purchasers and the Lead Arrangers in Clarios’ Upsized Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes and Upsized Term Loan Facility Deal Brief — May 05, 2023
- Weil Advises Advent International on its $6.4B Acquisition of Dual-Listed Maxar Technologies Deal Brief — December 16, 2022