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.
NYSERDA – Offshore Wind
SPR advises NYSERDA on the various initiatives to facilitate New York State’s offshore wind program. SPR played a significant role in the development of the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, the first such plan in the nation, along with its 21 supporting environmental and infrastructure s...
Watch Case Factory
SPR represented Sag Development Partners in connection with the redevelopment Sag Harbor's historic Watch Case Factory into residential condominiums. The Firm represented the developer with respect to the environmental review, land use approvals, regulatory sign-offs, and negotiations with NYSDEC...
La Guardia AirTrain
SPR served as special environmental counsel to the Port Authority of NY and NJ with regard to the environmental impact review under NEPA of a proposed AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport. The NEPA process included extensive issues under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with respec...
Adchem Corporation
SPR successfully represented defendant Adchem Corporation in a multi-party litigation involving years of discovery and motion practice. Although this case arose under CERCLA and New York negligence law, its resolution in favor of our client turned on claims that involved corporate veil piercing, ...
Silvercup West Studios
SPR represents Silvercup West Studios--Terra Cotta LLC with respect to the proposed Silvercup West mixed-use development south of the Queensboro Bridge on the East River in Long Island City. This representation has included advice with respect to the preparation of an environmental impact stateme...