Sive, Paget & Riesel
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Sive, Paget & Riesel is a law firm
located in New York City
primarily focusing on environmental law
. The firm is among the oldest environmental law firms in the United States, tracing its origins back over forty years.
One founding partner, David Sive
, was involved in a landmark litigation to halt construction of a power plant on Storm King Mountain on the Hudson River
. The case was among the first to establish a basic first principle of environmental law, legal standing
to sue.
Another attorney who practiced with SPR, William Ginsberg
, was parks commissioner for New York City under mayor John Lindsay, and in 1979 successfully litigated the first case which established the tax-deductibility of the value of a conservation easement
restricting development.
SPR practices all aspects of environmental law, including litigation and environmental impact review, and represents numerous real-estate developers and municipalities in the New York metropolitan area. SPR counts among its clients the New York State Urban Development Corporation and the Natural Resources Defense Council
.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
located in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
primarily focusing on environmental law
Environmental law
Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
. The firm is among the oldest environmental law firms in the United States, tracing its origins back over forty years.
One founding partner, David Sive
David Sive
David Sive is an attorney, environmentalist, and professor of environmental law, who has been recognized as a pioneer in the field of United States environmental law, and is credited with helping create the field of environmental law...
, was involved in a landmark litigation to halt construction of a power plant on Storm King Mountain on the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
. The case was among the first to establish a basic first principle of environmental law, legal standing
Standing (law)
In law, standing or locus standi is the term for the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party's participation in the case...
to sue.
Another attorney who practiced with SPR, William Ginsberg
William Ginsberg
William Ginsberg was an attorney, environmentalist, author and professor of environmental law. Ginsberg served as commissioner of parks and recreation in New York City, to which post he was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay in 1968....
, was parks commissioner for New York City under mayor John Lindsay, and in 1979 successfully litigated the first case which established the tax-deductibility of the value of a conservation easement
Conservation easement
In the United States, a conservation easement is an encumbrance — sometimes including a transfer of usage rights — which creates a legally enforceable land preservation agreement between a landowner and a government agency or a qualified land...
restricting development.
SPR practices all aspects of environmental law, including litigation and environmental impact review, and represents numerous real-estate developers and municipalities in the New York metropolitan area. SPR counts among its clients the New York State Urban Development Corporation and the Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing...
.
See also
- David SiveDavid SiveDavid Sive is an attorney, environmentalist, and professor of environmental law, who has been recognized as a pioneer in the field of United States environmental law, and is credited with helping create the field of environmental law...
- William GinsbergWilliam GinsbergWilliam Ginsberg was an attorney, environmentalist, author and professor of environmental law. Ginsberg served as commissioner of parks and recreation in New York City, to which post he was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay in 1968....
- United States environmental law
- boutique law firm