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Norman W. Spindel has 35 years of experience in the field of environmental, health and safety regulation.
Specific accomplishments include negotiation of the first prospective purchaser's agreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection providing liability protection to a Brownfield developer, its lenders and tenants; negotiation of the terms of a Redevelopment Agreement under the New Jersey Brownfield program; counseling a developer of Brownfield sites in inner-city areas on strategies to procure financial benefits and liability protection under New Jersey's Brownfield program; and to obtain development and operating environmental permits.
Mr. Spindel represents and counsels clients on federal, New Jersey and New York regulatory compliance and licensing matters, including:
- Environmental issues arising in real estate, business and bankruptcy transactions and proceedings
- Site remediation and natural resource damages
- Compliance with the Industrial Site Recovery Act
- Brownfield development
- Air and water pollution
- Hazardous and toxic substances control, disposal and discharge
- Pollution prevention
- Solid and hazardous waste management and disposal
- Underground storage tank requirements
- OSHA
- Right-to-Know
- Utility siting
Presentations
- "Cost Recovery Actions and Redevelopment Projects," 2005 Redevelopment Law Institute, March 5, 2005
- "Introduction to the Industrial Site Recovery Act," Environmental Law and Regulation Short Course, Cook College, February 2004, 2005 and 2006
- "Natural Resource Damages: What it Means to New Jersey Businesses," Lowenstein Sandler Natural Resource Damages Seminar, 2003
- "An Introduction to Natural Resource Damages," Lowenstein Sandler Insurance Coverage Seminar, 2003
- "Liability Issues and Cost Recovery Option: Overview of What Recourse You May Have to Recover Remediation Costs," New Jersey Water Environment Association Annual Conference, 2003
- "Hazardous Waste Regulation," Environmental Law and Regulation Short Course, Cook College, 2003
- Exhibitor at "Mid-Atlantic Deal-Flow Conference," National Brownfields Association, 2002
- Exhibitor at "Smart Growth Today and What it Means to Your Bottom Line," New Jersey State League of Municipalities, 2002
- Exhibitor at "New Jersey Smart Mart 2001," New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force, 2001
- "Doing the Deal in Hudson County," Lowenstein Sandler, 2001
- Brownfield Breakfast Roundtable, Lowenstein Sandler, 2001
- Exhibitor at "Mid-Atlantic Deal-Flow Conference," National Brownfields Association, 2001
- "New Jersey Environmental Brownfields Program," RT Environmental, 2001
- "Developing New Jersey's Brownfields," Institute of Real Estate Management, 2001
- Exhibitor at "Brownfields 2000, Research & Regionalism: Revitalizing the American Community," 2000
- "Case Study: Insurance Coverage for Contaminated Property Cleanups," The New Jersey Insurance Coverage Institute, 2000
- "Brownfields for Beginners," The Somerset Coalition for Smart Growth Inc., 2000
- "Controlling Risk for Lenders in Brownfields Development, " New Jersey Bankers Association Seminar, 1999
- "New Jersey Brownfields - Initiatives and Options," New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section, 1999
- "Community Right-to-Know; Strategies for Minimizing Your Company's Risks," Lowenstein Sandler/First Environment, 1998
- "Brownfields Legislative and Regulatory Changes," Somerset County Regional Center Partnership, 1998
- "Update on Supplemental Environmental Projects," ABA/USEPA/NYSBA, 1998
- "ISRA Update: New Regulations," New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1997
- "How to Use Your Environmental Consultants," Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey, 1995
- "New Jersey's Air Pollution Permitting Requirements," Government Institutes, Inc., 1994
- "A Detailed Explanation of the EPA's Final Lender Liability Rule," Guidelines for Environmental Site Assessments - 1993, Executive Enterprises, Inc., 1993
- "Environmental Audits - What Types and How to Prepare," Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey, 1993
- "Wetlands, Stream Encroachment and Coastal Development Regulation," PSE&G Environmental Law Seminar, Government Institutes, Inc., 1993
- "Environmental Issues for Accountants/Auditors," Kenneth Leventhal & Co., 1993
- "Compliance with New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Report Requirements," Lowenstein Sandler, 1993
- "New Jersey Stormwater Regulations," Lowenstein Sandler, 1993
- "Compliance with the New Jersey Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act," New Jersey Environmental Law Compliance Seminar, Government Institutes, Inc., 1990, 1991, 1992
- "Using Deed Restricted Contaminated Land," Continuing Professional Education Series, Cook College of Rutgers University, 1992
- "New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act Regulations," Lowenstein Sandler, 1991
- "Compliance with ECRA," How to Comply with State and Federal Environmental Regulations, Business and Legal Reports, Inc., 1989
- "The Fundamentals of ECRA," Montclair State University, 1988
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Norman W. Spindel discusses a recent Supreme Court ruling enabling the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate automotive greenhouse gas emissions on a national level and what this ruling means for state-by-state programs in the industry.,
Reuters, April 3, 2007
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Norman W. Spindel examines legal counsel's role in preparing contract terms to reflect the regulatory compliance and liability considerations potentially impacting the redevelopment plans of a brownfield (contaminated) property.,
New Jersey Business, September 2006
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Norman W. Spindel comments on changes to New Jersey's rules concerning the clean-up of toxic pollution and redevelopment of industrial sites.,
The Record, February 11, 2005
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Georgetown University Law Center
(J.D., 1973)
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
(B.S., 1970),
with highest honors
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District of Columbia
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New York
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New Jersey
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1974,
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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1978,
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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1986,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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- New Jersey State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association.
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