News
SPR is very pleased to welcome Kayley McGrath and Kevin Rogers to the firm. Kayley focuses her practice on environmental and land use law and litigation. Prior to joining SPR, Kayley worked in the litigation group of a national law firm’s New York office, where her practice centered on complex commercial litigation in federal and…
READ MORESPR has again been awarded the top ranking for New York environmental law firms in the 2021 Chambers USA rankings of top lawyers and law firms across the United States. The 2021 Chambers USA guide states that SPR is known for its “deep bench of environmental experts” and offers “high-quality environmental regulatory advice as well as expertise…
READ MOREOn May 11, 2021, SPR associate Alexis Saba will discuss the NYC Local Law 97 adjustment application process and recent Department of Buildings guidance at an online panel discussion hosted by the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex). Adjustment applications for energy intensive uses and nonprofit hospitals are due in June and July 2021, respectively. The panel…
READ MOREOn May 14, 2021, SPR principal Michael Bogin will speak about the intersection of climate change and waterfront development issues on a panel hosted by the Waterfront Alliance entitled “Where Ecological Vision Bumps Up Against Reality: Climate Design and the Regulatory Landscape.” The panel is part of the Alliance’s three-day 2021 Waterfront Conference. Michael and…
READ MOREOn April 6, 2021, SPR Principal Michael Bogin will speak on a continuing legal education (CLE) panel entitled Land Under Water: Navigating Legal Nuances of Waterfront Development in New York State, hosted by the New York State Bar Association. Waterfront property acquisition and development in New York State involves numerous legal nuances that affect basic…
READ MOREOn April 15, 2021, 1:00-2:00pm EDT, SPR Principal Daniel Riesel will present a continuing legal education webinar with Strafford entitled “Zombie Corporations and CERCLA Liability: Identifying and Pursuing Zombie PRPs.” CLE participants will learn how to access and monetize the undistributed insurance assets of dissolved corporations (aka zombie corporations) to help cover contamination site cleanup…
READ MORE