We provide reliable assessments of known or potential environmental liabilities enabling reassurance for all parties – buyer and the lender.
Davis Environmental Law brings years of experience to counseling our clients and we are able to comfortably represent them at any point in negotiations encompassing environmental issues in real estate and business transactions.
In this connection, we assist many clients with conducting corporate and real estate environmental due diligence reviews so that they are well-informed about the environmental condition of property prior to a purchase, or the liabilities associated with a business or asset acquisition. The importance of retaining a trustworthy and capable environmental consultant to conduct a thorough and appropriate investigation of a property, whether corporate, commercial or residential cannot be stressed enough.
We also counsel and negotiate for clients regarding other environmental issues pertaining to the transfer of a property or a business. For example, in New Jersey, under several environmental statutes, like the Industrial Site Recovery Act, and the recently enacted Site Remediation Reform Act, the obligation to remediate contaminated property is triggered when certain business owners cease operations, or transfer ownership or control of their property or business, or simply discover contamination. We have successfully assisted clients in structuring transactions that comply with their obligations but nevertheless allow for the timely sale or cessation of business operations or properties while the remediation process is ongoing.