Overview
Now, more than ever, businesses are accountable for their environmental policies, practices and potential impacts.
As the scope and complexity of environmental law and regulation continues to evolve and impact business operations, Manatt offers comprehensive support to our clients across a complete range of environmental, legal and policy issues.
With decades of experience advising business leaders and collaborating with scientists, engineers and operations teams, we help corporations, business owners, executives and investors flourish in a demanding regulatory world.
Comprehensive Environmental Law and Policy Support
Clients trust us to advise them in connection with matters arising under all types of environmental laws, including:
- Air-quality issues at the local, state and federal levels
- Chemical regulation, including registration, use and marketing of pesticides
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Consumer and other product content restrictions and disclosures
- Contract disputes over environmental liabilities
- Environmental due diligence in business transactions
- Environmental liabilities in the context of bankruptcy proceedings
- Government and citizen enforcement
- Hazardous waste management and Superfund liability
- Land use and development
- Legal challenges to environmental regulations
- Management of endangered species and coastal resources
- Natural resource exploration and production
- Property, natural resources and sediment remediation
- Remediation and brownfields
- Toxic torts
- Water quality
We can help you develop practical and cost-effective compliance strategies that adhere to industry best practices. Bringing extensive regulatory experience and deep scientific and technical knowledge, we will work together with you to bring even the most daunting projects to successful conclusions.
- Preparing internal environmental health and safety audits and responding to investigations
- Guiding clients through complex environmental permitting processes
- Responding to and resolving enforcement matters
- Developing and implementing environmental management and supply chain systems
- Establishing and renewing corporate sustainability programs
When new regulations or court decisions arise, we quickly assess their impact on your compliance obligations and business practices to help you identify potential issues and new opportunities.
Manatt is a pioneer in brownfields redevelopment. In corporate transactions, real estate deals or brownfields redevelopment programs, you need a partner to identify, quantify, allocate and resolve environmental risks to maximize the deal's value and minimize your potential liability.
Environmental rules are constantly evolving, and you need a team by your side who keeps you ahead of the curve. Manatt monitors regulatory, policy and scientific advancements and collaborates with trade groups, regulators and policymakers to stay in the loop on what’s coming ahead for our clients.
We do not just react to environmental policy—we work to shape it. If a rule does not work or it creates unnecessary burdens on our clients, we have the resources and influence to drive change.
Should your issues escalate to litigation, our seasoned litigators will represent you.
We view every dispute as a business problem and our litigation strategies are focused squarely on your business and financial objectives.
Related Practices
Select Clients
Dansk Investments (USA Petroleum)
GATX
Goodrich
San Gabriel Valley Water Quality Authority
