Areas of Focus

We are different from other consulting firms and law firms in that we serve as a consolidated resource with the agility and experience to offer strategic services in response to a range of needs from site-specific to corporate-wide. Our broad expertise covers multi-disciplinary issues concerning the interface between natural resources and industrial, manufacturing, technology, energy and transportation activities.

We help our clients minimize risk, manage liability, devise creative solutions in all media and maximize opportunities.

Our work covers all environmental media and we are fully prepared to assist companies in addressing the challenges and opportunities of climate change mitigation, biodiversity preservation, corporate transparency, social responsibility, environmental stewardship and sustainability, while maximizing productivity and reducing risk.

Moreover, we are uniquely positioned - through our experience, relationships and longevity - to assist companies relative to natural resource related liability matters (NRD in the US and ELD in Europe), having established the only multi-sector industry group in the world focused on the interface between natural resources (air, water, land, biota) and wide-ranging company operations.

We offer service in five specific areas:

• Corporate Environmental Management and Strategy - Identifying of the effects of new environmental laws, regulations and policies on groups of industrial sources, individual companies and specific industrial plants; Assisting in the development and implementation of media and communication strategies relative to environmental crises and/or incidents; Facilitating communication between Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) and trustees in site-specific instances; Identifying processes to incorporate environment, social and governance (ESG) principles and priorities in day-today operations and long term strategic goals; Aligning corporate goals and actions with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and other international frameworks
• Litigation/Mediation Support - Providing support in legal and mediation proceedings related to environmental compliance, remediation, and liability including developing broad strategies; Assisting in identification of legal, technical, economic and/or other experts; Offering expertise in non-litigation approaches to resolving environmental claims; Identifying potential corporate liability exposure, assisting in selecting technical and economic experts, and establishing and managing PRP groups
• Environment and Energy Policy - Tracking and analyzing environmental and energy legislative, regulatory, and policy developments in the U.S., the European Union, and worldwide, to help companies identify corporate priorities and associated strategies at corporate-wide and/or site-specific levels in line with corporate ESG or related goals (e.g. climate targets)
• Legislative and Regulatory Analysis - Analyzing pending and final environmental and energy legislation, regulations and policy guidelines in the US (Federal/State), EU (EU-wide, Member State Specific), the UK and elsewhere, including implications on operations, risks, liability exposure, compliance requirements, etc.; Cataloging short and longer term regulatory, legislative or practice changes that are or may impact a company's operations and potential liabilities; Preparing comments in response to rule-making actions;
• International Environmental Planning - Assisting multi-national organizations and individual foreign governments in developing environmental policies, plans, and programs; Providing comparative analysis of international law including matters involving shared resources among multiple jurisdictions.