Environment & Natural Resources

LECG environment and natural resources experts are internationally recognized, cross-disciplinary professionals who understand the complexities of the problems and scientific and engineering issues involved in integrating environmental activities with business practices. LECG environment and insurance claims group provides expert opinions and analyses on an array of environmental issues and problems and offers a broad range of expertise in economics, finance, accounting, management strategy, engineering, and decision theory.

Many of our experts are top researchers at major universities, as well as highly experienced former government policymakers with first-hand knowledge of regulatory issues. In addition, several experts joined LECG after lengthy service at executive levels of the US Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental agencies, providing us with an unmatched depth of understanding about the goals and history of environmental legislation.

LECG environmental professionals have assembled a team of internationally recognized, cross-disciplined professionals. We understand the complexities of environmental issues and the scientific c and engineering issues involved when integrating environmental activities with business practices. LECG experts possess a wide range of expertise in economics, finance, forensic history, accounting, management strategy, engineering, and decision theory. Our academic credentials include MBAs, JDs, and PhDs in economics and finance, as well as other technical and scientific disciplines.

Capabilities

• Carbon & Climate Change
• Environmental Cost Allocation
• Environmental Enforcement
• Environmental Insurance Claims
• Environmental Management Assessment & Systems Improvements
• Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Advocacy Services
• Estimation of Environmental Liabilities
• Forensic History & Analysis
• Insurance Archaeology
• National Contingency Plan Cost Analysis
• Natural Resource Damages
• Optimizing Environmental, Health, and Safety Program Costs
• Property Value Diminution
• Redevelopment of Environmentally Impaired Property
• Standard of Care Evaluation
• Toxic Tort

Main Area Of Expertise

• Ability to pay penalties and cleanup costs
• Agricultural and natural resource damage (NRD) assessment
• Analysis of regulatory defense strategies
• Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
• Economic benefit of noncompliance
• Efficient allocation of natural resource assets
• Emerging environmental regulations
• Environmental justiceEnvironmental management systems
• First party insurance claim quantification and negotiation
• Insurance archeology
• Insurance claims processing and management
• Insurance settlement advisory services
• National Contingency Plan (NCP) compliance
• Siting and licensing services
• Water resource planning
• management
• allocation
• and pricing

Representative Engagements

• Aircraft Engine Manufacturer
• Analysis in Property Diminution Claim
• Analysis of Allocation of Cleanup Costs in Settlement of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

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Related Publications

• The Ubiquitous PCB
• Plug-In Electric Hybrid Vehicles: What Role for Washington
• Keeping the Gate: Damages Testimony in Cases Alleging Property Value Diminution Due to Contamination

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