Environmental Law

Environmental Legal Counsel For Clients Facing Transaction Or Contamination Incidents

At Kolias Law, we are proud to provide excellent legal counsel on environmental issues and concerns for anyone in Delaware or nearby states. If you need assistance with regulations or encounter problems during property transactions, corporate mergers, or acquisitions, our advice can help you avoid harm and losses.

If you are involved in or dealing with a contamination incident, our environmental lawyers will also handle the evaluation, prosecution, or defense of related environmental claims.

As the founder and former CEO of a successful environmental management and consulting company in Delaware, Attorney Basil Kollias is intimately familiar with how the worlds of environmental regulation and litigation interact with business ownership, operation and transactions.

Why Choose Basil Kollias To Be Your Environmental Defense And Protection Lawyer?

Environmental regulations complicate nearly every aspect of business and many personal financial decisions. Whether purchasing property or undergoing a complex merger, understanding the environmental stakes from a legal standpoint is vital—and that is exactly what Basil Kollias has built a career on doing.

Before becoming a lawyer, Basil Kollias was an environmental consultant with nearly three decades of experience working with individuals, companies, and other lawyers to help them grasp the full picture and implications of environmental law.

From reporting requirements to regulation compliance, Basil Kollias is the lawyer you need to guide you through any transaction or litigation you are facing. He is always upfront about the costs you will incur and the benefits you can obtain by working with Kollias Law—ensuring that you make informed decisions while retaining control over your situation.

We Provide Comprehensive Environmental Law Services

Our extensive experience with environmental law means that we are well-equipped to aid you across a wide range of issues and situations, including, but not limited to:

1. Acquisitions, Mergers, And Transactions

As your environmental lawyer, Basil Kollias can be brought in before an acquisition to recommend, contract with, and manage qualified environmental consultants in order to assist with due diligence investigations.

Additionally, you’ll receive detailed conclusions and legal opinions about whether consummating a transaction will create exposure to remediation liability to government agencies and/or economic damages liability to private parties—helping you avoid or minimize risks.

When it comes to real estate and commercial property transactions, attorney Basil Kollias has represented:

• Buyers and sellers of land,
• Buyers and sellers of developed property,
• Buyers and sellers of corporations,
• Lenders financing real property transactions,
• Borrowers seeking construction and/or acquisition financing,
• Landlords
• Tenants

No matter your sector or your situation, if you are looking to understand the environmental stakes and concerns involved in your transaction, Basil Kollias is the attorney you need.

2. Environmental Contamination Investigations

Whenever contamination occurs or is suspected, an environmental investigation will be required and you will need a lawyer equipped to help you through it.

As an environmental investigation proceeds, Mr. Kollias will help you understand the legal and regulatory significance of findings from soil, groundwater, and vapor investigations, including whether contamination conditions require reporting to government agencies and disclosure to adjacent third parties.

Contamination conditions can also adversely impact the design, budget, and schedule of site development and construction activities. As an environmental lawyer and consultant, Basil Kollias can be called on to support real estate and corporate lawyers in the drafting of environmental representations, warranties, releases, indemnifications, cleanup agreements, and cleanup escrows.

3. Permits And Compliance

Commercial transactions often involve environmental permits. At Kollias Law, we have extensive experience in securing such permits, whether they pertain to wetlands, protected species, natural resources, industrial operations, or the handling of hazardous materials.

Our environmental legal practice also ensures that you remain in compliance with all federal, state, and local permitting requirements on a day-to-day basis.

Should you ever fall out of compliance with an environmental permit, as your environmental defense and protection lawyers, we are ready to respond to notices of violation, defend against enforcement actions, or challenge proposed penalties on your behalf.

4. Environmental Claims

A major element of Kollias Law’s environmental legal practice is asserting or defending a wide array of environmental claims, whether statutory, common law, or contractual. Such claims can come at you from nearly any angle or level; they may be brought at the federal or state levels as a result of a contamination discharge or proximity to actual or perceived contamination.

Attorney Basil Kollias’ deep understanding of environmental claims informs the advice and guidance that he provides, including in transactional contexts. They shape the legal and business recommendations he makes and the guidance throughout any purchases or mergers so that you are left aware of your vulnerabilities and given the tools and advice needed to minimize them and avoid future environmental claims.

By reaching out sooner rather than later, you may avoid the need for an environmental representation altogether – but only if you contact us today.

Hire An Environmental Law Lawyer Serving Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, And Beyond.

Whether you are considering a major purchase or transaction in Delaware or a neighboring state, are already embroiled in an environmental claim, or are currently threatened with litigation, Basil Kollias is the attorney you need.

Contacting our office in Wilmington, Delaware, can make all the difference between a costly, lengthy claim and a simpler, more straightforward solution. Call an environmental law lawyer at our firm today at (302) 444-8140 to ensure compliance and minimize risks.