Nicholas M. Ward-Willis, as Section Chair to the New York State Bar Association’s Environmental & Energy Law Section, writes to its Members in the 2020 “The New York Environmental Lawyer” (Vol. 40, No.1)(page 4).
Mr. Ward-Willis represents businesses, developers, individuals, property managers and public bodies in a variety of land use, real estate and environmental issues, ranging from commercial and real estate transactions to state and federal environmental litigation. Mr. Ward-Willis has extensive experience in negotiating orders on consent with state and federal agencies in a variety of matters, including hazardous waste sites and oil spill sites. In the course of representation of his clients, Mr. Ward-Willis interacts with consultants on oil spills, mold and hazardous waste remediations. He represents private clients before various land use boards and assists the firm’s public and private sector clients in complying with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, the New York City Watershed Regulations and other environmental laws.