Florida Site Contamination: The Legal Fundamentals
Presented by The Florida Bar CLE Committee and the
Environmental and Land Use Law Section
Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EST)
Course Number: 8806
This course is designed to provide early-career attorneys with the fundamental legal concepts and resources on contamination law in Florida. The speakers will explain what constitutes contamination and will discuss the overall regulatory structures that govern, pertinent statutes and regulations, and acronyms and terms. An extended Q&A will be provided for attendees to ask questions.
SPEAKERS
Robyn Neely, Orlando, FL and Michael Larson, Tallahassee, FL
BIOGRAPHY
Robyn Neely focuses her practice on environmental site contamination issues related to real estate and corporate sales and acquisitions, and leases, including pre-acquisition, pre-leasing and pre-foreclosure due diligence analysis. Her practice also includes managing the investigation and remediation of contaminated properties and brownfield redevelopment including innovative solutions to risk management with risk based corrective actions. Her clients include private equity firms, homebuilders, residential apartment developers, hotels and resorts, lenders, international manufacturers, cell tower developers and service providers, municipal governments, and REITs throughout the United States.
Robyn’s comprehensive environmental experience includes the assessment and remediation of sites impacted by arsenic, petroleum, chlorinated solvents, chlorinated pesticides, PFAS, PCBs, asbestos, and radon, and involves risk-based closures and other alternative strategies for site closure, as well as environmental compliance matters including defense of enforcement actions under CERCLA, RCRA and state environmental laws. Her experience also has included industrial wastewater, air quality, landfills and hazardous waste. In consultation with engineers, geologists, and other technical experts, she assists with environmental due diligence, compliance and risk assessments and develops practical and cost-effective strategies to address existing contamination, or environmental violations.
Robyn is consistently recognized by legal publications, including Chambers USA and Best Lawyers of America, which named her a Lawyer of the Year for Environmental Law.
Michael Larson advises clients on a range of complex environmental law issues arising in litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters. In addition to handling environmental disputes, he routinely assists clients with the cleanup, reuse, repurposing, and redevelopment of Brownfields and other contaminated or distressed properties. Michael guides clients through obtaining environmental regulatory closure of contaminated sites and also advises on environmental permitting and compliance matters. His practice additionally includes managing and performing significant environmental due diligence and preparing environmental contractual provisions in connection with real estate and corporate transactions.
Michael has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Environmental and in the Florida edition of Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Environmental Law.
COST: $45 Members (Live Program) / $85 Non-Section Members
ACCREDITATION
GENERAL – 1.0
COURSE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE