Environmental concerns, unless addressed with skill, can greatly affect the purchase or sale of certain properties, or the success of mergers and acquisitions. In addition, closing a plant properly is integral to a company's success; mistakes can significantly impact the land's value - or can expose the company to liability.

Our attorneys advise buyers and sellers of contaminated properties and industrial facilities to minimize environmental liabilities. From due diligence of potential acquisitions through the drafting of the environmental provisions of transactional documents to the post-acquisition evaluation of environmental liabilities, we can minimize the impact of environmental issues on our clients' transactions. Our attorneys also help clients wind up operations at industrial facilities in a manner that maximizes the value of the property and minimizes the risk of future environmental liabilities.

Together, we have:

• Negotiated numerous prospective purchaser agreements for contaminated sites under the Hazardous Site Reuse and Redevelopment amendments to the Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act
• Hired and managed consulting engineers for clients
• Advised buyers and sellers of countless contaminated properties
• Conducted environmental due diligence for hundreds of transactions
• Advised owners of shopping centers with dry cleaning businesses
• Managed soil and groundwater investigation and remediation projects
• Prepared the environmental provisions in complex transaction documents
• Negotiated environmental insurance policies
• Advised owners how to maximize the value of property that had been used for on-site waste disposal
• Managed lead removal from the interior of electronics factories