Because of the strict and retroactive liability provisions of many federal and state environmental laws, purchasers and investors of businesses and real estate can incur enormous cleanup liability even where they are not responsible for the contamination. We can help clients structure their transactions and design creative cost-sharing or allocating mechanisms to try to minimize their potential liability, identify environmental liabilities associated with transaction, develop expeditious and cost-effective investigations that meet the needs of a fast-moving transaction, assist clients in identifying and obtaining financial assistance for defraying some or all of the cleanup costs arising out of a particular transaction, and also provide clients with practical and reasonable estimates that allow clients to better value their transactions.
