We have a seasoned team of lawyers, with almost 20 years of combined experience, that guide clients through ever-changing legal, policy, and political trends in environmental law and regulation.
With our deep knowledge and hands-on experience, we assist clients with permitting, compliance, environmental justice, site selection, due diligence, civil and criminal investigations, environmental site assessments, expansions, and land use. We help our clients navigate the overarching state regulations and guide them on procedures and operations, such as initial plant construction, expansion, and ongoing operations, to prevent non-compliance.
We also have an experienced litigation team that handles administrative and judicial matters. Our team has represented defendants in litigation spanning from defense of claims of personal injury, and class action complaints. We fend for our clients in a wide array of claims arising from industrial accidents, alleged exposures to chemicals, wrongful death, and legacy lawsuits.
We are experienced in:–
- Administrative matters, including working with regulatory agencies in permitting, compliance, and remediation matters;
- Appeals, judicial and administrative;
- Site selection issues, including environmental justice, brownfield/greenfield issues, and local land use ordinances;
- Enforcement, including civil and criminal matters and defense of citizen suits;
- Toxic torts defense, including defense for class actions suits;
- Remediation, including cost recovery and contribution actions;
- Insurance recovery disputes; and
- Natural resources damages liability.
Our clients vary across industries, including petro-chemical manufacturers, oil and gas exploration and production companies, bulk liquid terminals, and local governments.
Environment
We assist our clients including non-governmental organizations in understanding the robust legal architecture of environmental law at both the national and international levels. We also assist in Regulatory, Compliance, permitting strategies, and litigations.
Energy & Natural Resources
We guide our clients through a step-by-step approach to navigate the regulatory and compliance processes in energy and Natural resource ventures. We offer in depth advise on the best investment strategies and areas in the Energy and Natural sector in the different parts of Africa.
Agriculture
In a growing world of business, Agriculture has taken its position as a pillar for subsistence. Farmers are now business people and a major drive of economic growth in most Countries of the world especially in Africa. However, running an Agribusiness in recent times can be complicated by many hurdles – both legal and commercial.
We not only act as advisers for Agribusiness owners and companies but serve as brokers to enable them obtain the full benefits of Government incentives for Agribusinesses. We also facilitate and negotiate for the best export and import deals for their agricultural products as well as prepare all necessary agreements and contracts as well as ensuring a water-tight compliance to government regulations and industry standards.
We also assist our clients to sell, acquire and register lands for Agricultural uses in different countries in Africa. We assist our clients to mitigate the regulatory and compliance hurdles for establishment of agricultural projects. Our team collaborates with the best experts of Environmental Impact Assessment which easies the procedure to assist our clients to establish their Agricultural Projects. We guide our clients from start to the finish in both acquisition and development of Agricultural Lands for both small and industrial agricultural projects.