Environmental

G.A Sarpong & Co works collaboratively with our clients to develop practical and creative solutions to environmental issues using our legal skills, experience, industry and international expertise. We help clients formulate strategies to address previously unrecognized environmental risks and opportunities.

Our services include advice on domestic and international corporate transactions, regulatory compliance matters, regulatory and government coordination activities, as well as representation in environmental litigation and alternative dispute proceedings.

We advise a broad range of clients, including corporate entities, industrial facilities, land owners, real estate developers, lenders and trade associations, hospitals, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, governments and international organizations.

What this covers

• Providing regulatory compliance advice to industries
• Advising boards of directors and management of environmentally-sensitive issues
• Designing and participating in environmental management systems, environmental assessments and audits and other due diligence tools
• Restructuring property sale or purchase so as to minimize environmental liabilities
• Advising on the applicability of insurance coverage for environmental liabilities
• Acting as counsel in the review of various projects under environmental assessment regulations
• Negotiations with regulatory officials to define permit requirements
• Conducting appeals on environmental legislation
• Acting as counsel for parties engaged in civil litigation and private arbitrations
• Representing and defending clients charged with environmental offences
• Advice on the domestication of international environmental law in areas including Food Safety and Security, Animal and Plant Health, Land and Land Use, Water Management and irrigation
• Project Evaluation