Overview
Overview
O’Hagan Meyer’s Environmental team helps businesses manage regulatory risk, respond to enforcement efforts, defend complex environmental matters, and resolve high-stakes disputes across jurisdictions.
We represent companies, insurers, developers, and environmental professionals in federal and state courts and before regulatory agencies in matters involving contamination, land use, and pollution. Our environmental lawyers handle claims under CERCLA (Superfund) and the Clean Water Act, including wetlands and permitting disputes, and defend enforcement actions, cost-recovery claims, and matters tied to site remediation and brownfields redevelopment. We also work directly with regulators during investigations, inspections, and negotiated resolutions, helping clients successfully navigate parallel proceedings and multisite exposure.
Our firm defends toxic tort and mass tort litigation arising from alleged environmental and occupational exposure to hazardous substances, including asbestos, petrochemicals, and chemical compounds such as PCBs, heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds. These cases often involve complex scientific and medical issues, including respiratory conditions, long-latency diseases, cancers, and claims for medical monitoring. We also represent environmental consultants and other professionals facing claims involving environmental services, and handle disputes involving large-scale sites and localized contamination matters. Our litigators manage class actions, and coordinated proceedings, developing defensible expert strategies and efficient case management approaches designed to minimize risk.
Clients also rely on us for regulatory counseling and compliance guidance aimed at preventing disputes. We conduct targeted risk assessments and support internal reviews tied to potential enforcement exposure, with a focus on practical steps to ensure legal and regulatory compliance and reflect our clients’ business operational needs.
Lawyers evaluate potential exposure and prepare with trial in mind, while pursuing efficient resolution through motion practice, negotiation, or alternative dispute resolution where appropriate. With a national platform and extensive experience handling environmental litigation, our team delivers strong and effective advocacy, responsive service, and strategies that align with each client’s business objectives.
