Regularly turned to by public bodies and businesses for assistance with environmental issues, Greenberg Traurig is made up of former US government and senior agency representatives, including those at the EPA and DoJ. Acting out of Tampa, David Weinstein is engaged by clients on civil and white-collar toxic tort and environmental litigation. Mining and cement companies turn to Miami’s Kerri Barsh for assistance on wetlands permitting, wellfield compliance, and wetlands mitigation initiatives. Versatile practitioner Steven Russo assists across brownfield redevelopment, permitting, NEPA, and environmental crimes from the New York office.
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‘They specialize in what we need. They are responsive and innovative.’
‘Seth Goldberg stands out because he never takes his finger off the pulse of these cases.’
Key clients
- General Dynamics
- Miami-Dade Limestone Products Association (members include CEMEX, Vulcan Materials Corp, Titan Florida, and White Rock Quarries)
- Fane B. Lozman
- Atlantic Civil Inc. (ACI)
- Hawk Platt, a Metro Development Group entity
- Miami Freedom Park and Inter Miami CF Owners David Beckham and Jorge and Jose Mas
- NextEra Energy Resources
- National Grid
- T&R Chemicals
- ReliOx Corporation
- American Chemistry Council Center for Biocide Chemistries
- Barrick Gold of North America, Inc.
Work highlights
Represented Disney in securing planning and zoning approval for a $1.7 billion, 1,369-home affordable housing community on 80 acres in Orange County, Florida, with attorney Julie Kendig-Schrader advocating for the project’s alignment with local transit, environmental, and community needs, resulting in approval after modifications to address public concerns.
Represented Barrick Gold of North America, Inc. in a wide range of environmental matters, including legislative monitoring and drafting, negotiations with federal and state agencies, compliance counseling under major environmental statutes, and defense of enforcement actions involving Barrick’s mining operations.
Serves as zoning and environmental counsel to the Beckham Stadium Group for the $1 billion redevelopment of a 73-acre, City of Miami-owned site—formerly a golf course and ash disposal area—into a Major League Soccer stadium and mixed-use complex, providing critical guidance on environmental remediation and regulatory approvals to enable construction of the new home for Miami Beckham United’s MLS team.
Practice head
David Weinstein
Other key lawyers
Zackery Knaub; Steven Barringer; Seth Goldberg; Steven Russo; Kerri Barsh