Practice Areas

Environmental Litigation

Environmental issues are increasingly important to companies conducting business in the Pacific Region. Carlsmith Ball attorneys have a unique understanding of environmental issues and regulations facing clients throughout the Pacific. Carlsmith Ball represents major landowners and developers as well as agribusiness, energy and banking clients. 

Our Environmental Litigation group represents clients in disputes related to the following

  • Allocation of environmental risk in business transactions
  • Cleanup of contaminated property (CERCLA, RCRA)
  • Defense of government enforcement actions
  • Endangered Species Act
  • Environmental permitting and compliance
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Oil spills (Oil Pollution Act)

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