Strategies for Resolving Environmental Land Use Disputes: Leading Lawyers on Responding to Changing Environmental Protection Standards, Ensuring ... Brownfield Redevelopment (Inside the Minds)

Strategies for Resolving Environmental Land Use Disputes is an authoritative, insider's perspective on advising clients in handling outstanding environmental issues, liabilities, and risks involved in land use development. Featuring partners and chairs from some of nation's leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the variety of environmental issues that arise in land use disputes and define the responsibilities placed on the environmental attorney in these situations, including explaining compliance issues, helping establish corporate policies, and devising innovative green solutions. From the cleanup of contaminated property and the real estate purchase of this land to the development of brownfields and the push for greener construction practices, the authors explain the role environmental issues play in real estate transactions and development projects and provide advice for resolving these issues before they turn into complex and protracted disputes. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies for working with government agencies, preparing for new legislation, and staying on top of new developments in land, air, and water use. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this ever-evolving field.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Diane W. Whitney, Partner, Pullman & Comley LLC - "Environmental Law in Land Use Disputes and Remediation"

2. Ann M. Catino, Partner, Halloran & Sage LLP - "The Role of an Environmental Attorney in Land Development"

3. Carollyn B. Lobell, Partner, Nossaman LLP - "Overcoming Environmental Entitlement and Permitting Issues"

4. William S. Cox III, Member, Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC - "The Impact of Environmental Law and Regulations on Commerical Real Estate Practice"

5. David E. Cranston, Partner, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP - "From the CERCLA to Climate Change: The Changing Challenges to Environmental Land Disputes and How to Resolve Them"

Appendices Include:

Appendix A: California Environmental Quality Act Process Flowchart

Appendix B: Bill AB 32

Appendix C: Bill SB 375

Appendix D: The CEQA Process

Appendix E: Environmental Indemnity Agreement