Presentations

We frequently speak at environmental conferences, trade association meetings and continuing legal education (CLE) programs. Selected copies of recent powerpoint presentations and written CLE materials are available below.

Powerpoint Presentations

2013

• What Brokers Should Know About Fracking
• Environmental Law Update for Lenders
• Environmental Management in the Era of Big Data
• Lessons Learned From BFPP Caselaw
• Contaminated Fill Legal Issues
• NY Environmental Law for Small Business
• Brownfield Redevelopment Best Practices
  

2012

• BNA Webinar: 2012 Vapor Intrusion Regulatory and Legal Developments
• Agency File Reviews: The Dark Secret of Phase 1 Reports

2011

• Lessons Learned from the Ashley II Case
• A Lawyer’s View of Green Building Initiatives

2010

• Bankruptcy 363 Sales Continue to Play Important Role in Corporate Transactions [Use of 363 Sales and Contaminated Sites]
• CERCLA Overview
• Everything About CERCLA You Were Afraid To Ask: Superfund Basics for the Environmental Business Lawyer
• Financing Brownfield and Sustainable Projects
• Hot Topics 2010: CERCLA, RCRA and Vapor Intrusion
• Lawsuits Are Bad for Marketing: Green Building LEEDigation and other Liability
• Legal Perspective on Vapor Intrusion and the Relationship Between ASTM E2600 and E1527
• Lender Liability Update
• Overview of New York Remedial Program
• Update on NY Brownfield Program

2009

• Bankruptcy and Other Tools For Extracting Value in the Great Recession
• Minimizing Environmental Consultant Liability
• NY Brownfield Cleanup Program
• Vapor Intrusion: Due Diligence Issues

2008

• BCP Pre-Application Process
• Green Buildings and Climate Change: Local Solutions to a Global Problem
• Vapor Intrusion Legal Issues

2007

• AAI:Failure of Reg-Neg Process to Comply With Law
• Did AAI Create a Moral Hazard?
• New York Hazardous Materials “E” Designation Program
• Vapor Intrusion Regulatory and Legal Issues

2006

• Environmental Considerations for Municipalities Buying Real Property
• How to Make the World Safe for Banks
• Top Ten Due Diligence Mistakes

2005

• Due Diligence and Emerging Transactional Issues
• Filing Claims Against the NY Oil Spill Fund To Facilitate Brownfield Development
• What Brownfield Developers Need to Know About Natural Resources Damages

2002

• The 2002 CERCLA Amendments

Written CLE Materials

2010

• Due Diligence Dirty Little Secrets
• Musings on the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Burlington Northern case
• NY Appeals Court Rules on Brownfield Eligibility
• Summary of NY Remedial Programs
• Update and Overview on the NY Brownfield Cleanup Program

2009

• Diligence Opportunities in Bankruptcy
• New York’s New (Improved?) Brownfield Program

2008

Why Building Owners Need To Be Concerned About EPA’s Proposed GHG Rule

2007

• Local Green Building Initiatives
• Potential CAA Authorities for Regulating GHG Emissions
• Due Diligence in the Era of Climate Change

2005

• Impact of Avail on Real Estate and Corporate Transactions
• New York Brownfield Cleanup Program Final Eligibility Criteria
• Vapor Intrusion Basics

2003

• EPA Issues Guidance Interpreting Scope of New CERCLA Defenses
• Environmental Issues in Real Estate and Corporate Transactions
• Remediating Contaminated Sites in New York Under the “E” Designation Program

2002

• CERCLA Amendments Will Impact How Due Diligence is Conducted
• Congress Enacts Sweeping Amendments to CERCLA

• Brownfields 2009 Vapor Intrusion Presentation
• NY Brownfield Cleanp Program 2009 Update
• Green Building Presentation
• Brownfields 2008 Local Government and AAI Presentation
• Extracting Value in Diligence