Environmental Liability Resolution

Background: A manufacturing company and a municipal entity were in a contentious dispute over liability for a large chlorinated solvent plume in groundwater. The parties differed on remedial approaches and risks including vapor intrusion.

Role of ER&FS: ER&FS ran a process to support mediation, obtaining remediation proposals with risk-sharing components from pre-qualified environmental consultants. ER&FS conducted an integrated cost-of-risk evaluation to support settlement discussions.

Client Benefits: The parties achieved a settlement that focused resources on remediation and risk mitigation, curtailing costly litigation.

Case Studies

Acquisition Due Diligence
Acquisition Financing
Asset Enhancement
Asset Retirement Obligations
Captive Risk-Reward
Claim Recovery
Claim Support
Coverage Evaluation
Coverage Negotiation
Development Financing
Financial Assurance
Liability Management
Liability Resolution
Merger Integration
Negotiation Strategy