January 2006
Cleaning Up New York Brownfields and Other Contaminated Sites
After ‘Cooper Industries v. Aviall’
by Philip E. Karmel* and Laurence Horvath**
This article is reprinted with permission from the
January 2006 edition of Environmental Law in New York, Vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-8.
© 2006 Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited.
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* Philip E. Karmel is a partner with Bryan Cave LLP in its New York office. His practice includes
proceedings brought by federal and state agencies to enforce environmental laws, environmental permit
proceedings, litigations arising from contaminated waste sites, land use matters arising under environmental
review statutes, the defense of toxic tort actions, and counseling clients on environmental matters,
brownfields redevelopments, insurance coverage and environmental aspects of corporate and real estate
transactions. For additional information, contact him at: (212) 541-2311, or pekarmel@bryancave.com
**Laurence Horvath is an associate with Bryan Cave LLP in its New York office. His experience includes
representing and advising private and public entities in environmental permitting and administrative
enforcement proceedings before federal, state and local agencies; participating in negotiations with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental agencies; counseling clients on Clean Air Act
matters and the environmental aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, land use matters and
wetlands issues. For additional information, contact him at: (212) 541-2090, or lahorvath@bryancave.com
This document is published for the clients and friends of Bryan Cave LLP. Information contained herein is not to be considered as legal advice.
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