Case Studies : Environmental

reshaping and sustaining the environment

Our Environmental attorneys have taken a leading role helping clients reshape and sustain the environment. We have helped developers and property owners unlock the potential value of their property while meeting the requirements of land use and environmental laws.

    • Bridgeport Village

    • The firm represented the developer of this mixed-use 600,000 square foot project located in Tualatin and Tigard, Oregon on a site that was formerly used as a quarry.

    • Cascade Industrial L.L.C. Real Estate Transaction

    • Ball Janik LLP represented Cascade Industrial L.L.C., an Opus entity, in the purchase of an approximately 14.5 acre industrial property in the City of Gresham, negotiating a Remediation Agreement with the seller to determine responsibility for future remedial actions, and a Prospective Purchaser Agreement with DEQ prior to purchase.

    • Contaminated Property Coverage Litigation

    • On behalf of the owners of a contaminated property, we successfully pursued insurance coverage for a multi-million dollar clean-up of a chlorinated solvent plume in Milwaukie, Oregon, obtaining a settlement that fully resolved the underlying environmental litigation, funded by over $4 million in indemnity dollars from our clients' insurers.

    • Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Litigation

    • Ball Janik LLP represented the Coastal Conservation Association in a challenge to Federal catch limits on red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The Federal District Court in Houston, Texas, issued an Opinion and Order on Summary Judgment in March 2007 The Court mandated that the Federal Government issue rules on the shrimp industry addressing red snapper mortality by December 2007. This was a significant victory for recreational anglers, who were bearing an unfair share of the regulations for restoring red snapper populations.

    • Hoyt Street Yards

    • Ball Janik LLP represents Hoyt Street Properties, the developer of this mixed-use project on 40 acres of railyard in Portland's Pearl District, which the client how transformed into a high-density residential and commercial neighborhood.

    • Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area Master Plan

    • The Environmental practice group represented Mt. Hood Meadows Oregon Limited Partnership, which operates the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area, Oregon’s most popular ski area, with regard to its master plan, and in a challenge by environmental groups in administrative proceedings and in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

    • PGE – Biglow Canyon Wind Farm

    • The Environmental practice group represented Portland General Electric Company (PGE) in its successful effort to build the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm.

    • PGE – Carty Generating Station

    • The Environmental practice has represented Portland General Electric (PGE) in seeking approval of the Carty Generating Station before the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC).

    • Summit Ridge Wind Farm

    • The Environmental practice is representing Lotus Group USA, Inc. and its subsidiary, LotusWorks – Summit Ridge I, LLC in seeking Energy Facility Siting Council approval for the siting, construction and operation of the Summit Ridge Wind Farm in Wasco County, Oregon.

    • Wetlands Contested Case

    • The Environmental practice group helped a residential developer obtain a removal-fill permit from the Oregon Department of State Lands for wetland fill associated with the development of a subdivision.