Fixed-Price Cleanups: Using Captives and Other Cost Cap Alternatives

Ms. Cervino represents her clients in a variety of environmental regulatory and transaction issues. She has represented private equity firms and developers in environmental due diligence and environmental aspects of transactions, risk mitigation and insurance coverage. She has counseled many companies on environmental compliance and cost recovery matters. Ms. Cervino has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Environmental Waste Management Associates (Parsippany, N.J.), an environmental consulting and remediation firm and its related companies. She has negotiated dozens of insured fixed price remediation contracts and environmental insurance policies and associated claims. 

Mr. Cantor has combined his dual training and experience as an environmental lawyer and a litigator into a broad-based practice focused on resolving disputes concerning environmental liabilities, as well as proactively managing and reducing potential liabilities. Mr. Cantor has significant experience in environmental risk transfer transactions, including the drafting and negotiating of risk transfer agreements and related environmental insurance products.

Mr. Duus’ practice includes handling the environmental aspects of the firm’s numerous real estate and commercial transactions. This includes representing clients who are buying, selling, leasing and financing real estate, with an emphasis on managing the issues arising from properties contaminated by, or potentially contaminated by, hazardous substances. He also has extensive experience assisting clients who are involved in the purchase or sale of stock or assets, including mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Duus has assisted numerous clients with obtaining and negotiating environmental insurance, handling site cleanup, obtaining development permits, complying with environmental regulations, advising on alternative energy projects, and providing expert witness testimony.