James J. Periconi
Top rated Environmental attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Environmental,
Environmental Litigation
Education Qualification:
New York University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Environmental,
Environmental litigation
260 Madison Avenue, 8th FloorNew York, New York, 10016
First Admitted: 1978, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.periconi.com/attorney/james-j-periconi/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1995
- Chair, New York State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 1989 - Present, 2003 - 2004
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1984
- Member, New York State Bar Association, 1989 - Present
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1983
- New York, 1978
- International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF), International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF), 2011 - 2014
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1986
Representative Clients:
- GenNx360 Capital Partners, MGP Holdings, Broad Sky Partners, H&S Holdco, Inc., The Bayit Trust, B&D Holding, Milkystar LLC, American Premier Underwriters, 2024
Transactions:
- In recent years, Mr. Periconi has expanded his due diligence practice beyond assisting real estate investors to evaluating environmental risks in business acquisitions for major national private equity companies investing in industrial companies throughout the United States.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Mr. Periconi has headed the Audit Committee (and remains a working member) of a prominent New York City-based international bibliophilic association and is a member of the Audit Committee of a prominent New York City private club. He also serves as secretary of his homeowners’ association in East Boothbay, Maine.
- Chief of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Enforcement Bureau of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- President, Board of Trustees, The Pearl Theatre Company, 2006
Honors/Awards:
- Expert witness in case in which defendant customer of plaintiff pretended that its RCRA hazardous waste submitted to plaintiff for processing was not, in fact, hazardous waste, thus leading to environmental enforcement action against plaintiff. , Expert Witness at trial, LPOD, Inc. v. Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., et al. (Superior Court of California, Kern County), 2024
- Special Master, New York Coastal Fisherman's Association v. New York City Dept. of Sanitation, et al. (S.D.N.Y.), 1992 - Present
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rated
- Who's Who in International Environment Lawyers for 2009-2013
Educational Background:
- Columbia College, New York, New York, B.A. in English Literature, Dean's List, Danforth Graduate Fellow, 1970-1973
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, M.A. in English and Comparative Literature, 1972
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Instructor, Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions, 3 Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal pp. 40-64 (Winter 2008)
- "The State of Environmental Crimes Prosecutions in New York", 23 Natural Resources and Environment (American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources) pp. 11-16 (Winter 2009)
- "New Duties to Tell Tenants if Indoor Air Tests Exceed Markers", New York Law Journal, co-Author, with Delight Balducci, Dec. 10, 2008
- Primary Co-Author of Environmental Law and Regulation in New York (West, 1996)
Industry Groups:
- Manufacturers
- Private Equity Investors
- Real Property Developers
- Real Property Owners
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