On February 22-23, 2024, SPR Principals Pamela Esterman and Daniel Riesel 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…

Nika Sabasteanski joined the SPR team in September after earning a J.D. from New York University School of Law, magna cum laude and as a member of the Order of the Coif. She also holds an M.P.H. from Columbia University. Nika’s focus has been on the intersection of environmental, constitutional, and administrative law. She served…

Sive, Paget & Riesel (SPR) is proud to announce the Firm’s extraordinary results in 2023 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…

  Sive, Paget & Riesel is pleased to announce the promotion of Joyce E. Kung as principal. “Based on her exemplary work, accomplishments and breadth of skills, we are delighted to announce the elevation of Joyce Kung to principal,” said SPR co-founder David Paget. Joyce focuses on renewable energy, environmental regulation, and transactions. She has…

Sive, Paget & Riesel congratulates L + M Development Partners and Type A Projects on the grand opening of the Bronx Point mixed-use development that will provide permanent affordable housing in the South Bronx. Phase 1 of this development features over 500 affordable apartments and outstanding amenities, including: shared laundry room, gym, children’s playroom, an…

Sive, Paget & Riesel congratulates Two Trees Management Co. on the reopening of the Domino Sugar Refinery, which has been retrofitted into one of the most outstanding office venues in New York City. The now revitalized building was designed masterfully, as it preserves the historic façade of the Brooklyn landmark by placing a new glass…