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 KDDK
has been building the region's strongest and most diverse
environmental practice for nearly two decades. Today
our environmental group offers effective, affordable
representation in an array of industrial, commercial,
and financial matters related to environmental law.
The
success of a brownfield redevelopment project can depend
on effective negotiation and pursuit of environmental
cost reimbursement from a variety of sources including
insurance carriers, third-party contract claims,
statutory and common law recovery actions, and government
grants
and funds such as Indiana's UST Excess Liability
Trust Fund.
The KDDK environmental group has extensive
experience in reducing the financial impact of unfavorable
environmental
assessments by understanding how to navigate lawful
cost recovery mechanisms that can greatly reduce
clean-up costs.
Defending oneself in administrative
actions brought by federal and state regulators can be
tricky.
The public
relations issues alone can have a devastating
effect on a company's bottom line. When facing environmental
enforcement orders, care must be taken so that
settlement of the enforcement does not give
rise to private
civil claims. KDDK attorneys are experienced
at
applying arbitration, mediation, negotiation,
and voluntary
remediation methods
for solving actions under the Clean Air Act,
Clean Water Act, EPCRA, RCRA and CERCLA -- and they
understand
that
most related state laws and local ordinances
can help.
We have found that a well thought-out strategy
from the moment a government inspector arrives,
until
a final
statement is written, promotes win/win solutions.
The KDDK team can reduce future compliance
costs for clients by advising and counseling
them on
interpretation and compliance with federal,
state and local environmental
statutes and regulations. Our experience
in this field includes the review of spill prevention
plans and
emergency
response plans, business development, environmental
compliance audit education, and preparing
and negotiating permit
applications and modifications under the
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and RCRA.
KDDK attorneys advise owners, sellers,
buyers, landlords, tenants, lenders and
property
trustees in the design
of environmental due diligence assessments
and audits to protect against potential
environmental liability
in real estate, construction, and other
business transactions. We work in tandem
with clients
to develop cost effective,
environmentally productive solutions
in real estate and business matters.
Over the years, KDDK attorneys have
successfully represented clients in the pursuit
of reimbursement funds from
Indiana's Excess Liability Trust
Fund (ELF) for the management
of leaking underground storage tanks
(USTs). We assist individuals and
business owners
in UST eligibility,
compliance, liability, clean-up and
reimbursement from ELF and other
recovery sources.
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