Environment and Sustainability

Winston & Strawn represents major financial institutions, buyers, sellers, developers, and underwriters in connection with transactions such as sales, purchases, joint ventures, leases, construction, mortgages, financing, refinancing, reorganizations, and security and debt offerings. This segment of the practice includes preparing and evaluating audit information to identify any potential environmental liabilities and environmental risks, quantifying any existing liabilities and risks, proposing action plans for addressing any liabilities and allocation schemes for any identified risks, and documenting the risk allocations agreed to by the parties. The firm has counseled its clients in sophisticated environmental compliance necessary to complete these transactions promptly and in accordance with the parties’ intent.