An attorney representing US subsidiary of a foreign firm hires member firm to perform Phase 1 Environmental Site assessment for the purchase of industrial facility. Due to time pressure and a lack of transparency of the original owner of the facility, the air permit issue ends up in thousands of dollar suit for penalty, loss income and other fees.
air permits, attorney-client privilege, contract formation process, environmental site assessment, holiday disruptions, limitation of liability, go/no-go analysis, hearsay, Phase-1 ESA, property transfer, ESA, proxy client, gut reactions,
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