Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Ed Schwartz Presents to AWMA On January 29, 2016, Ed Schwartz made a presentation to the Georgia Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association regarding the environmental challenges faced by the City of Forest… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Ed Schwartz Presented to Environmental Consulting Firm On January 13, 2017, Ed Schwartz presented an in-house seminar to a major environmental consulting firm in Atlanta, regarding potential liabilities and other risks to optimal business performance for environmental… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Ed Schwartz Spoke to Commercial Real Estate Community On March 21, 2017, Ed Schwartz spoke to approximately 50 developers and commercial real estate clients of United Consultants, a major environmental consulting and engineering firm in Atlanta, regarding the… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Ed Schwartz Presented at Annual Georgia Environmental Law Section Summer Seminar On June 23, 2107, Ed Schwartz made a presentation to the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of GeorgiaEnvironmental Law Sectionheld in Amelia Island, Florida regarding anticipated environmental policy for… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Property Manager in Georgia Liable for Hazardous Waste Disposal of Tenant In a lawsuit in which this environmental law firm participated, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia held that a property manager of a shopping center, although not liable… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Liability of Corporate Officers In Georgia Directors and officers are being held liable at an increasing rate for violations of environmental laws and regulations by their corporations. A recent case, in which our Atlanta environmental law firm was… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Strong Enforcement of Environmental Laws Anticipated For 2011 In a speech given on January 13, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno addressed 2011 priorities for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the US Department of Justice. Ms. Moreno stressed the… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Georgia Brownfields Update In early March 2012, the Georgia legislature passed House Bill 994, which includes an amendment to the Hazardous Site Reuse and Redevelopment Act, O.C.G.A Section 12-8-202(b)(6), commonly referred to as… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 Environmental Expertise in Real Estate Transactions Highlighted On January 10, 2013, Ed Schwartz made a presentation to the Real Estate Section of the Atlanta Bar Association regarding environmental issues in real estate transactions. Ed explained the various… Sweetnam and Schwartz
Uncategorized 09 Jan 2019 EPA Proposes Changes To Georgia Air Rules The US Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a proposed rule on Feb. 22, 2013, that would require 36 states, including Georgia, to revise the startup, shutdown, and malfunction ("SSM") rules… Sweetnam and Schwartz
