Representative Matters
For over sixty years, Sive, Paget & Riesel has been a recognized leader in environmental, land use, and municipal law and litigation. The firm has unparalleled experience assisting clients with environmental reviews, brownfield cleanups and redevelopment, environmental permitting, environmental aspects of real estate management, and due diligence reviews and risk assessments for corporate and real estate transactions. In recent years, the firm has built new practices in project finance, offshore wind and other renewables, climate change, and resiliency that draw on the firm’s historical strengths and experiences.
Tuscarora Nation – Buffalo River NRD
SPR represented the Tuscarora Nation, who served as a trustee alongside the State of New York and the federal government, in long-running negotiations with companies responsible for the contamination of the Buffalo River. The historical contamination of the river had for many decades prevented th...
Village of Mamaroneck – Ethics Code
SPR served as special counsel to the Mayor of the Village of Mamaroneck during a disciplinary hearing to determine whether a member of the Village Planning Board who had been found to have violated the Village Code of Ethics should be removed from her appointed position. Subsequently, SPR succes...
NYSERDA – Western New York Nuclear Service Center at West Valley
SPR advises NYSERDA on NEPA and SEQRA matters concerning the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the decommissioning of the West Valley Nuclear Service Center site, which is being undertaken by NYSERDA and the United States Department of Energy.
Thor Equities Retail Development – Red Hook
SPR represents Thor Equities with respect to the redevelopment of the former Revere Sugar refinery property in Red Hook, and assisted the developer to obtain permits from NYSDEC and the ACOE to stabilize the shoreline.
Thor Equities Retail Development – Brooklyn
SPR represented Thor Equities in the redevelopment of this solid waste landfill on Gravesend Bay into a wholesale store and large waterfront park. The Firm consulted with respect to a coastal erosion hazard area designation, a decades-old solid waste enforcement action, tidal wetlands jurisdictio...