Structuring Environmental Risk Transfers: Key Considerations
Navigating Scope of the Assumption, Financial Structure and Potential Tax Benefits
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide guidance to environmental counsel for structuring environmental risk transfers. The panel will examine when risk transfers should be considered and the tools available to allocate risks.
Outline
- Environmental risk transfers
- Pros and cons
- When they should be considered
- Tools available to address the risks
- Structuring risk transfers
- Key considerations
- Guidance for structuring a risk transfer
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are some of the limitations of risk transfers?
- What tools are available to address the risks?
- What key factors should the parties consider when drafting environmental risk transfers?
Faculty

Daniel A. Cantor
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Mr. Cantor has combined his dual training and experience as an environmental lawyer and a litigator into a broad-based... | Read More
Mr. Cantor has combined his dual training and experience as an environmental lawyer and a litigator into a broad-based practice focused on resolving disputes concerning environmental liabilities, as well as proactively managing and reducing potential liabilities. Mr. Cantor has significant experience in environmental risk transfer transactions, including the drafting and negotiating of risk transfer agreements and related environmental insurance products.
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Jeffrey B. Gracer
Principal
Sive Paget & Riesel
Mr. Gracer's extensive experience includes hazardous substance and toxic tort litigation; environmental permitting... | Read More
Mr. Gracer's extensive experience includes hazardous substance and toxic tort litigation; environmental permitting and approvals; resolution of federal, state and local regulatory enforcement matters; environmental impact assessments; historic preservation reviews; contaminated site remediation; brownfield redevelopment; and environmental insurance coverage.
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William J. Squires, III, Esq.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Mr. Squires represents buyers, sellers and lenders in the purchase and sale of operating businesses, real property and... | Read More
Mr. Squires represents buyers, sellers and lenders in the purchase and sale of operating businesses, real property and industrial facilities. He negotiates and structures business transactions, drafts contracts, and negotiates environmental insurance policies addressing environmental issues. Mr. Squires also devotes a significant portion of his practice to permitting, regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, wetlands matters, and environmental insurance disputes.
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