Environmental Law - Zarin & Steinmetz

Environmental Law

Counseling clients on environmental compliance, permitting, remediation, and litigation

Our Approach

We guide municipalities and private parties through all aspects of State and Federal environmental investigation and remediation processes. This includes negotiation of complex consent decrees and administrative orders, coordinating remediation in a timely and cost-efficient manner, and litigating multi-party cost recovery actions. We also assist our clients through the application process for available tax credits under the NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program. Our attorneys work with our clients’ engineers and environmental consultants to obtain permits from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other regulatory agencies.

What We Do

CERCLA and NYS Navigation Law
Voluntary cleanup programs
Negotiated cleanup agreements
Brownfield development
Regulatory compliance
Superfund litigation
Transactional due diligence
Administrative proceedings
Civil and criminal enforcement actions
Securing natural resource, wetland, stormwater, and other permits
Obtaining solid waste management and mined land reclamation permits

Recent News

David Steinmetz and Jacob Amir close on client’s purchase of historic Kohlberg Estate and working farm

Representing the purchasers, David Steinmetz and Jacob Amir closed on our clients’ multi-million acquisition of the Kohlberg Estate in Westchester, a 200 acre residential property with a working farm, staff residences, workshop and barn, a lake and other expansive scenic features. The transaction began with extensive negotiations toward a contract of sale with multiple riders,...

Jacob Amir and Daniel Richmond obtain variances for new residential building utilizing duel on-site parking access

The City of Yonkers Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances sought by Z&S Partners Jacob Amir and Daniel Richmond on behalf of our client, who is seeking to develop a seven-story residential building with 36 apartments, off-street parking spaces, open space, and access points from two parallel streets. With design and engineering consulting participation from...

Jacob Amir Prevails at Trial and Appeal in Action to Set Aside Fraudulent Deed

Jacob Amir obtained a favorable decision in the Appellate Division, Second Department, which affirmed a decision after trial in the Westchester County Supreme Court. The trial Court decision granted judgment to Z&S’s clients, who are shareholders of a corporation seeking to restore its ownership interest in a large developable residential parcel. After substituting into the action...