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SPR is delighted to welcome Claire McNulty and Michael Hannaman as associates. Claire McNulty joins the SPR team after earning a J.D. from New York University School of Law. She has experience with litigation, environmental due diligence, offshore wind transmission, and permitting. She formerly served as a Law Clerk for the California Attorney General Office’s…
READ MOREJoin us for a live complimentary webinar on Wednesday, March 26th at 1 PM EDT, “Big Changes for Small Wetlands: NYSDEC’s New Regulations Explained.” This presentation, featuring Sive, Paget & Riesel’s Michael Bogin and Ahlia Bethea, and Roux’s Rachel Henke and Kathryn Sommo, will provide an in-depth discussion of these regulatory changes and their implications…
READ MOREOn Thursday, March 20th from 1-2:30 PM EST, SPR Senior Counsel Dan Riesel will co-present a Strafford Live CLE seminar entitled “Environmental Consent Decrees: Negotiation Strategies, Available Defenses, Modifications, Pitfalls to Avoid.” Registration and information about the upcoming virtual program can be found HERE. Attendees will acquire knowledge and insights on the effective negotiation of…
READ MORESPR is excited to announce our upcoming webinar “2025 DEC Freshwater Wetlands Regulations: Updates for Municipalities and Practitioners” on March 19th at 2:00-3:00 PM EST. This year brings major changes to the New York State freshwater wetlands regulations. As a result of expanding state jurisdiction, many more projects will need wetland permits from the Department…
READ MOREOn February 20-21, 2025, SPR Principals Pamela Esterman, Daniel Riesel, and Elizabeth Knauer will co-chair the annual American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) Environmental Law Conference, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute. This year, the program will take place at the Washington Marriott Georgetown. For more detailed information and online registration, click HERE. The program…
READ MORESPR is proud to announce the Firm’s extraordinary results in 2024 for clients with sites in the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP). The BCP is a voluntary, incentive-based program in which contaminated properties known as “brownfields” can be remediated for redevelopment and reuse. The successful remediation of a BCP site culminates in the…
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