AreasAdvise Clients
We advise clients in the preparation of environmental assessments and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), working on Brownfield redevelopment projects and environmental permitting, and supporting corporate transactions with due diligence reviews and risk assessments. The firm’s attorneys are experienced litigators, prosecuting and defending Superfund cost recovery actions, oil spill cases, toxic tort cases and challenges to environmental reviews. Our litigation practice provides strength and depth unique for a firm of our size.
Strategic Advice on Business Transactions
We have experience in the natural resource and energy area providing strategic advice on business transactions, property development and brownfields, civil, regulatory and administrative legal issues and dispute resolution. We can advise on health and safety, including policies and procedures, duties and responsibilities of employers, officers and supervisors, and how to respond to allegations of regulatory violations and charges. We have appeared before boards, review panels, tribunals and courts for regulatory authorities such as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice for applicants, defendants and other stakeholders.
Advise on Business, Legal and Regulatory Concerns
We have represented corporations, individuals, and non-profit organizations, protecting, defending and enforcing their interests and assisting them in complying with relevant laws and regulations.
We also advise on business, legal and regulatory concerns relating to sustainable development, including project planning and investment, emissions trading, regulatory proceedings and licensing, green building and community development, power purchase and sale, environmental assessments, land use and rights of way, the movement and disposal of hazardous wastes and materials, the development of renewable energy projects, and the financing of new technologies.
The Fourton & Associates, PLLC Firm prides itself on providing high quality, cost-effective representation with personal attention to our clients’ needs. As the New York City region and our nation grapple with an increasingly complex array of issues relating to environmental protection, we use our experience, insight and creativity to support a diverse array of clients, including state and local governments, public authorities, corporations, developers and individuals.
