PRACTICE

Environmental, Health, & Safety

Overview

Navigating the complex regulatory framework surrounding environmental issues is paramount in today’s business environment. Our Pierson Ferdinand Environmental Practice Group provides comprehensive legal solutions in the ever-evolving landscape of environmental law.

  • Trial-Tested Litigation Prowess

    Our Litigation team excels in discerning the critical aspects of a case and collaborates closely with our clients to ensure that litigation is managed in a manner that advances their ultimate objectives.  We work diligently to resolve immediate issues and help our clients avoid similar challenges in the future, while at the same time striving to provide value-add to our clients in an effective representation.

  • Bench Strength and Industry Experienced

    PierFerd Litigation partners provide clients across various industries globally with comprehensive commercial litigation and dispute resolution services. From coast to coast, in state and federal courts, our experience spans from appellate to high-stakes commercial and corporate fraud litigation, to IP and Insurance related disputes, with the ability to scale up for our clients as and when necessary. 

  • Client-Focused Approach to Disputes

    We view our seasoned litigators as an extension of our clients' in-house legal teams, working collaboratively to achieve optimal outcomes through strategic partnership, early intervention, and a comprehensive approach to dispute resolution.

  • Team-Orientated, Comprehensive Strategies

    We seamlessly collaborate with other PierFerd practice groups to leverage and bring to bear the appropriate industry experience wherever necessary, ensuring litigation strategies are comprehensively addressed, including matters related to banking and financial services, cyber-risk, healthcare, insurance, intellectual property, employment and labor, real estate, among others.

Capabilities

We excel in providing strategic counsel to companies, lenders, and individuals by guiding them through compliance requirements, risk mitigation, and sustainable business practices. Our group combines experience in environmental corporate, compliance, real estate, and litigation matters across numerous state and national borders. We routinely assist clients in myriad business sectors, including manufacturing, transportation, financial services, retail, real estate, and more.

Among other things, we offer tailored legal advice on environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance audits. Our group has extensive experience in matters touching on clean air, hazardous and solid waste, contaminated sites, land use, and water quality. We also navigate the complex world of OSHA compliance as well as newly developing regulations concerning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and the emission and cleanup of emerging contaminants such as “PFAS.” If the need arises, we also provide dispute services for litigation or defense of an enforcement action. Our partners routinely handle environmental litigation matters, representing clients in administrative hearings, arbitration, civil litigation, and appeals. And we don’t just litigate on paper – we try cases.