Christopher Reive Email & Phone Number

I regularly assists businesses, individuals, and local governments in recognizing and solving the many issues that arise from environmental concerns, including environmental risk management and allocation in business transactions, waste management and disposal on job sites, obtaining insurance coverage for environmental issues, permitting and reporting to regulatory agencies, spill and release response, and worker safety. My 25 plus years of experience as a lawyer are complemented by a graduate degree in environmental health and prior experience as a DEQ enforcement officer.I have represented clients in acquiring and selling contaminated properties, in remediating contamination discovered on their property, and in recovering costs associated with contamination caused by others. My knowledge of federal and state environmental laws and my experience as a trial lawyer have enabled me to be very successful in resolving disputes that arise between present and former owners, operators, insurers, and neighbors of contaminated properties. I also advise clients on compliance with the many local, state, and federal laws and regulations that determine how they manage and develop their land and facilities.Current and former clients include banks, credit unions, wood treaters, printers and publishers, contractors, land owners and developers, municipalities and counties, port districts, national manufacturers and retailers, environmental contractors, oil and mining companies, local fuel retailers, not-for-profit charitable organizations, and many individuals who have found themselves mired in the environmental regulations that have impacted their lives and businesses. I've successfully litigated and resolved environmental claims against major oil companies, other major companies, and the United States.

Listed skills include Sustainability, Creditors' Rights, Environmental And Natural Resources Law, Commercial Real Estate And Development, and 1 others.