Our real estate team has considerable experience in assisting clients with understanding and addressing potential environmental liabilities associated with property transactions. From pre-transaction due diligence through post-transaction claims, we have an excellent track record of success on behalf of developers, lenders, banks, retailers, and many others in matters from straightforward real estate conveyances to the complex purchase, sale, and financing of major manufacturing facilities.
The firm knows how to structure deals to minimize, shift, or eliminate potential environmental liability arising from historical on-site operations, neighboring properties, current site conditions, or other concerns. We provide clients a full understanding of how to maximize their assets and minimize the risks involved in each deal by use of contractual provisions, carve-outs, indemnification, escrow, and/or historical or environmental insurance coverage. Beyond the transaction, our team has developed auditing and compliance programs, handled insurance claims on behalf of policyholders, supervised litigation between adjacent property owners, addressed escrow issues, and negotiated indemnification claims.
For more information on these services, please contact Andrew Cooper at acooper@vnf.com.