Environmental Law

Counseling clients on environmental compliance, permitting, remediation, and litigation
Our Approach

We guide municipalities and private parties through all aspects of State and Federal environmental investigation and remediation processes. This includes negotiation of complex consent decrees and administrative orders, coordinating remediation in a timely and cost-efficient manner, and litigating multi-party cost recovery actions. We also assist our clients through the application process for available tax credits under the NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program. Our attorneys work with our clients’ engineers and environmental consultants to obtain permits from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other regulatory agencies.

What We Do

  • CERCLA and NYS Navigation Law
  • Voluntary cleanup programs
  • Negotiated cleanup agreements
  • Brownfield development
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Superfund litigation
  • Transactional due diligence
  • Administrative proceedings
  • Civil and criminal enforcement actions
  • Securing natural resource, wetland, stormwater, and other permits
  • Obtaining solid waste management and mined land reclamation permits
Recent News
Brian Sinsabaugh successfully secured Planning Board approval for a new self-storage facility in Mount Kisco. The project, located at 2 Morgan Drive, required collaborative problem-solving to meet community and Planning Board expectations. The approved plan replaces a previously proposed car collection facility. The self-storage facility project features a three-story, 93,960-square-foot building, designed to complement the...
Jacob Amir and Daniel Richmond secured approvals to convert a single-family home into a religious school and dormitory in Ramapo. This success required eight critical variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals and site plan approval from the Planning Board. The project revived a decades-old effort that was previously halted due to potential environmental review...
David Steinmetz and Zarin & Steinmetz led the development team that secured a groundbreaking 10-story height variance, site plan approval, and Industrial Development Agency (IDA) benefits for Miroza Tower, a transformative project in Yonkers. The 25-story apartment building at 44 Hudson Street has officially been topped off. Miroza Tower will include 250 residential units, 25...