Pullman & Comley, LLC is the “go to” firm for brownfield redevelopment in Connecticut. We understand it, we helped write the laws that govern it, and we help clients put the redevelopment of brownfields into practice. Our attorneys represent buyers and sellers of contaminated property, helping to structure financing, permitting, remediation and insurance coverage in order to return unused or underused contaminated property to useful new life. Our brownfield clients are property owners, major developers, private equity and venture capital firms. We also represent municipalities and municipal economic development agencies, that are eager to turn environmentally distressed properties into vibrant businesses, residential developments, mixed-use communities or for public purposes such as schools or parks.
The attorneys in our Environmental Law practice generally take the lead in brownfield projects, with the active help of our Real Estate and Public Finance practices. Our environmental attorneys most involved in brownfield redevelopment are Lee Hoffmanand Gary O’Connor. The Public Finance attorneys with experience in the unique financing structures for this kind of development are John Stafstrom, Marie Phelan and Michael Andreana. Gary O’Connor is the member of our Real Estate practice working on brownfield matters.
Both Lee Hoffman and Gary O’Connor have been instrumental in brownfield redevelopment in Connecticut and the Northeast. Gary serves as co-chair and Lee as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Brownfields Task Force, which wrote the legislation that brought significant changes to the state’s brownfield program. Lee is the immediate past secretary and board member of the Brownfields Coalition of the Northeast and has been a member of the planning committee for the last several national brownfields conferences sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and has spoken at the last eight conferences. He currently serves as the secretary for Windsor’s Redevelopment Authority. Gary served as co-chair of Governor Malloy’s Transition Team for environmental matters and continues to assist the Governor’s office in creating and implementing brownfield initiatives in the state.
For more information, please see https://www.pullcom.com/practices-Brownfield-Redevelopment, or contact brownfields@pullcom.com.
