Events and Publications

Publications

 

• Climate Change Solutions: New York Style, NY Zoning Law and Practice Report, Volume 22: Issue 1, July/August 2021
• Airport Superfund Sites: PFOA/PFOS Contamination, January 2021
• Offshore Wind: Status of New York’s Initiatives, October 2020
• Environmental Cost Recovery: Limiting Costs and Contingency Matters, August 2020
• 1,4-dioxane: The Emerging Crisis, Published in The New York Environmental Lawyer Fall/Winter 2018, Vol. 38 No. 2
• Emerging Contaminants: New York’s Proposed MCLs, December 19, 2018
• The Emerging Environmental Crisis, December 2018
• Offsite Plumes: An Eternity of Problems, May 2018
• Challenging Agency Actions Article 78 Proceedings and Citizen Suits, April 2018
• Offshore Wind: Government Control and the Regulatory Landscape, February 2017
• Passive Migration: Is the Property Owner Responsible for Groundwater Contamination? January 2017
• Reporting Obligation: “Any Person with Knowledge” is No Longer Required to Report a Petroleum Spill, 2016
• Contaminated Property And Brownfields: Ideal Sites For Commercial Solar Farms, 2015
• Subsurface Contamination:  Individual Liability and Reporting Obligations, 2014, Published by LexisNexis
• Personal Liability and Subsurface Contamination: Should the New Owner be Concerned 2013
• Real Estate Transactions, Contaminated Property Mitigation, 2011, Published by the New York State Bar Association (89 pages)
• Marcellus Shale: Groundwater Will Not Be Impacted By Marcellus Shale Drilling According to State DEC, 2011
• The Solution to the United States Energy Troubles is Blowing in the Wind 2011
• Offshore Wind: Navigating the Complex Regulatory Landscape 2011
• Solar Energy Development- Proposed Legislation as an Essential Element in New York State’s Future, 2011
• Environmental Reporting Requirements 2010
• Environmental Insurance 2010
• Leaking Oil Tanks Legal and Practical Considerations Under NY Navigation Law 2010
• New York State’s Programs Involving the Remediation of Subsurface Contamination, 2009
• New Tenant Notice Requirement for Indoor Air Contamination, 2009
• Global Warming: Where is the Law that Addresses This Issue? 2009
• The Future of Contaminated Properties: The New Soil Cleanup Objectives Applied by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 2009
• The Future of Contaminated Properties: The New Soil Cleanup Objectives Applied by the NYS, 2009
• Contract of Sale Environmental Provisions 2009
• Who’s Responsible for Contamination in the Sale of Real Estate? Four Contractual Provisions to Consider, 2007
• Spitzer Vetoes Proposed Legislation Requiring Environmental Disclosures to Tenants, 2007
• Soil Cleanup Standards, 2007
• Soil Contamination: What are the Cleanup Objectives? 2007
• Soil and Groundwater Contamination: What Governmental Agency Has Authority? 2007
• Overview of New York Environmental Law, 2007, Published by The New York State Bar Association
• Leasing Transactions: Addressing Environmental Concerns in Commercial Leasing Documents, 2006
• Soil Vapor Intrusion in NY State: Does Your Building Have a Problem? 2006
• Building Owners Should Use Geothermal Cooling, 2006
• Personal Liability for Environmental Problems: Costs Associated with Remediation, 2006
• The Significant Tax Advantages and Burdens Associates with Environmental Cleanups, 2005
• Soil Vapor Intrusion, July 2005
• When Redeveloping a Brownfield Property, Many Environmental Issues Need to Be Considered, 2005
• New York’s New Brownfield Law, 2004
• Environmental Law: A Comparison Between Italy and the United States, 2004
• Negotiating a Transaction Involving Contaminated Property, 2003
• New York’s New Brownfield Law, 2003
• Municipal Brownfield Program, 2003
• Brownfields and The Redevelopment of Contaminated Property, 2003
• Insurance Coverage: The New Products, 1996, Published by The New York State Bar Association
• Environmental Enforcement in New York State, 1992, Published by The New York State Bar Association

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Conferences and Presentations

• PFAS: The New Contaminant of Enormous Concern (CLE Course) – PFAS Powerpoint Deck
• New York’s Windy Future, Touro Law Land Use and Sustainable Development Institute, November 30, 2021
• Offshore Wind: Long Island’s Great Endeavor, Nassau County Bar Association, February 2021
• Climate Change Solutions: New York State Has the Answer, CLE Webinar Presentation, December 16, 2020
• Emergent Contaminants: Legal Implications and Phase I and II Approach, May 29, 2019
• Assessing the Site and Identifying Contaminants, May 8, 2019
• Environmental Considerations in Land Use, May 6, 2019
• Environmental Laws and Liability: Key Real Estate Exposures, presented at Real Estate Boot Camp, Garden City, NY,  March 12, 2019
• Emerging Contaminants: The New Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level for NYS, webinar presented by NYS Bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section, March 5, 2019
• Long Island Pure Water and The Navy/Grumman Plume, January 4, 2018
• The Emerging Environmental Crisis, presented for National Academy for Continuing Legal Education, December 4, 2018
• Offsite Plumes: An Eternity of Problems, presented for Environmental Professionals Association, May 9, 2018
• Basics of Environmental Law, April 2018 State Wide Chair.
• Environmental Law Under the Trump Administration, presented by the NJSBA Environmental Law Section and NJICLE, in Avalon, NJ, June 24, 2017
• Facilitating the Sale of Environmentally Contaminated Real Property Through Bankruptcy, Sponsored by New York State Bar Association, May 12, 2017
• Fasten Your Seatbelt: Environmental Law Under the Trump Administration, Hofstra Law, Co-sponsored by New York State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, April 18, 2017
• The Trump Effect on Our Environment and Wildlife, St. John’s School of Law, April 3, 2017
• The Trump Effect on Environmental Law: What it Means for New York, March 2017, New York State Bar Association Webinar Presentation
• Changes to New York State’s Reporting Obligations,  2016,  Presented at the Long island Real Estate Group
• Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions, 2015, Presented by The National Business Institute
• Contaminated Property Transactions, February 2014, Presented to The National Business Institute, Plainview, New York
• Environmental Update: Subsurface Contamination, June 2013, presented by the New York State Bar Association.
• Marcellus Shale: New Regulations and Challenges, June 2013, Presented to New York State Bar Association
• Reporting Requirements for Hazardous Substances, 2012, Presented to The Nassau Academy of Law
• Marcellus Shale:  New York State’s New Requirements for Hydraulic Fracturing, 2012, Presented to The New York State Bar Association
• Shale Gas: Environmental Issues in the United States, July 24, 2012
• Marcellus Shale New York Regulatory Framework, December 2011, Presented to the New York State Bar Association
• Marcellus Shale:  New York State’s New Regulatory Framework, 2011, Presented to The Nassau Academy of Law
• Marcellus Shale: Future Development in New York State, October 2011, Presented to the Geologist group of New York
• The Redevelopment of Contaminated Property: New York State’s Brownfield Program and Beyond, June, 2009, New York, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Offshore Wind: Long Island’s Future Energy Source, February 5, 2010, presented at Hofstra University
• The Redevelopment of Contaminated Property:  New York State’s Brownfield Program and Beyond, Program Chair, 2009, Presented by The New York State Bar Association
• Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning, December 2008, presented by the National Business Institute
• Environmental Law for New Environmental Practitioners and Newly Admitted Attorneys, November, 2007, Albany, NY, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Zoning, Subdivision and Land Development Law, July, 2007, Melville, New York, presented by Lorman Education Services
• Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers, January 2007, presented by the National Business Institute
• Environmental Aspects of Zoning Laws, 2006, Presented by Lormar Education Services
• Advanced Zoning and Land Use, July, 2006, Melville, New York, presented by Lorman Education Services
• Transactions and the Environment: Contaminated Property Issues in Real Estate and Corporate Matters, May, 2006, Melville, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Environmental Aspects of Zoning Laws, 2005, Presented by Lormar Education Services
• Emerging Environmental Topics for Corporate Lawyers, 2005, Presented by The New York State Bar Association
• Real Estate and the Environment: New York’s New Brownfield Law, May, 2004, Melville, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Environmental Issues in real Estate Transactions, 2004, Presented by Lormar Education Services
• Petroleum Spill Litigation and Cleanups, May, 2003, Melville, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Practical Skills – Basic Environmental Law Practice, 2003, Presented by The New York State Bar Association
• The Evolving Perspective on Contaminated Properties – “Tweaking the Environmental Management Framework”, May, 2002, New York City, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Environmental Law Before Local Agencies, Program Chair, 2001, Presented by The New York State Bar Association
• Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions and Litigation Strategies, November, 2000, Uniondale, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Administrative Practice Before the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, May, 1998, Uniondale, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Redevelopment of Contaminated Properties in New York – the Impediments and the Solutions: a Guide to the Practitioner, November, 1996, New York, New York, presented by the New York State Bar Association
• Emerging Environmental Law Issues, June, 1995, New York City, presented by the New York State Bar Association Environmental Regulation in New York, May, 1995, New York, New York, presented by Institute of Business Law