Greenberg Traurig LLP environmental practice advises domestic and international clients on corporate and real estate transactions, including the evaluation, management, and mitigation of environmental risks. Miami lawyer Kerri Barsh who co-heads the practice alongside Tampa’s David Weinstein, handles a breadth of regulatory, permitting and litigation mandates, including transactional support and due diligence and energy and infrastructure projects. From New York, Steven Russo co-chairs the team and focuses his practice on environmental law and litigation, permitting land use, and real estate law. Fellow co-chair, Christopher Neumann, who operates out of Denver is a key contact for oil, mining, and hazardous waste clients on complex business transactions and real estate acquisitions. Elsewhere in the team, Houston’s Christopher L Bell is a key advisor to buyers, sellers, and investors on the environmental aspects of transactions, including negotiation of provisions and identifying insurance-based risk management.
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  • ‘Phenomenal team, incredibly organized, thoughtful, and innovative with their strategies both in terms of risk and deal-making.’

  • ‘They actually care! They are not just looking to be risk-averse they want the deal to not only close but be successful!’

Key clients

  • Xcel Energy
  • T.T. International, Ltd.
  • Charlotte County, Florida
  • Recycled Materials Association (ReMA)
  • State of North Dakota
  • Colorado Apartment Association
  • National Grid
  • Village of Elk Grove
  • 35 International Cosmetic Manufacturers
  • The Coalition To Keep East Hampton Airport Open Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Represented Miami Freedom Park, the new home for InterMiami CF, in securing approval of the site rehabilitation plan for the Stadium complex for the Major League Soccer team owned by soccer legend David Beckham and Miami entrepreneurs Jorge and Jose Mas.
  • Represented RIDA Development and Ares Management in a $1.07 billion acquisition of Hyatt Regency Orlando and 45 adjacent acres.
  • Providing legal counsel on Native American Tribal matters to Xcel Energy on two major proposed projects: Colorado’s Power Pathway; and the Unaweep Canyon Pumped-Storage Hydropower (PSH) Project.

Lawyers

Practice head

David B. Weinstein; Christopher Neumann; Kerri L. Barsh; Steven Russo

Other key lawyers

Christopher L. Bell