M&A Environmental Check List

Below is a list that M&A professionals may find useful in determining whether environmental issues are likely to impact a pending deal. Because we are most familiar with United States law, the illustrations are drawn largely from U.S. environmental laws. Similar principles apply under the laws of most countries. However, there are differences. Generally speaking, […]

Norman W. BernsteinPartner, N.W.Bernstein & Associates, LLC

ADVOTECH ADVOKATEN joins IR as the exclusive Environmental Law Member in Switzerland

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dr. Christoph Mettler of ADVOTECH ADVOKATEN. Christoph has joined IR as our exclusive Environmental Law member in Switzerland. Christoph Mettler is a Partner at ADVOTECH ADVOKATEN. He studied law at the University of Fribourg and was a scientific assistant for Prof. Franz Riklin. […]

IR Digital – Norman Bernstein of N.W. Bernstein & Associates, LLC

Norman Bernstein is IR Global’s exclusive Environmental Law Member in New York.  Norman is a Partner at N.W. Bernstein & Associates, LLC. Norman has advised on a wide range of regulatory matters under U.S. environmental laws and argued numerous environmental cases in federal appellate and district courts. Please click here for the full interview with the IR Digital Team where Norman discusses […]

Norman W. BernsteinPartner, N.W.Bernstein & Associates, LLC

N.W.Bernstein & Associates, LLC: Major 2016 Overhaul of TSCA

OverviewOn June 22, 2016, The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was signed and went into effect, substantially amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) of 1976. Prior to the revision, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) had the ability, but not the obligation to review the […]

Norman W. BernsteinPartner, N.W.Bernstein & Associates, LLC

N.W.Bernstein & Associates, LLC: Important Development for Buyers, Developers or Investors in U.S. Real Property

On May 31, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination (JD) as to whether wetlands are or are not “waters of the United States” is a “final agency action” immediately appealable in Court.  A property owner adversely affected need not wait to go through a long and […]

Norman W. BernsteinPartner, N.W.Bernstein & Associates, LLC

Deborah Rosenthal to speak in Webinar: Creative CEQA Mitigation Strategies for Historic Properties

Deborah Rosenthal has been listed as a speak for the California Preservation Foundation on Creative CEQA Mitigation Strategies for Historic Properties. CEQA requires project-related impacts to historic properties to be mitigated “below a level of significance.” While archival-quality written and visual documentation can be inadequate in some situations, retaining a property in situ, using the Secretary […]

FitzGerald Yap Kreditor joins IR Global as our exclusive Environmental Law Member in California, USA

IR Global, the world’s fastest growing professional service firm network in the world, is delighted to introduce Deborah Rosenthal of FitzGerald Yap Kreditor. Deborah has joined as our exclusive Environmental Law specialist in California, USA. Deborah M. Rosenthal, FAICP, is a partner with more than 25 years of experience in Land Use, Real Estate, Natural Resource […]

Deborah M. Rosenthal Named to Prestigious Planning College of Fellows

CHICAGO – Deborah M. Rosenthal of Irvine, California has achieved the planning profession’s highest honor by being named to the prestigious American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) College of Fellows for her outstanding achievements in urban planning.   Fellowship is granted to planners who have achieved certification through the American Planning Association’s professional institute, the […]