We are a boutique environmental law firm focused on advising a select group of high quality clients involved in large, complex environmental remediation and development projects.  Our attorneys have extensive technical backgrounds in the scientific aspects of environmental work, and are frequently engaged on projects where highly complex subsurface remediation and off-site disposal elements are involved, or where major fill import, export, or on-site reuse operations are required.  We utilize CALVN, our proprietary in-house environmental data extraction and screening system, to identify failures, data gaps, errors, and omissions in our clients’ environmental reports.  To ensure our clients are provided the highest level of attention, we limit our engagements to no more than ten major projects at any time.

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Joshua Ford – Principal
212 401 1953
ford@ford-legal.com

Mr. Ford has advised some of the largest contractors and real estate developers in the U.S. on hundreds of projects with environmental concerns.  He frequently represents specialty environmental contracting and consulting firms in contract negotiations and regulatory compliance matters, including where the counterparties are governmental entities.

Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Ford was at Debevoise & Plimpton, where he was named in American Lawyer (Big Deals), Asian Counsel Magazine (Deal of the Year), and Corporate Counsel Magazine (AIG Asset Sales) for his work in various M&A transactions.

He has been published for his analysis of Transaction-based Liability and New York’s Beneficial Use Determination Program (Rutgers L. Rev. 2008), has contributed to writings on CERCLA, power plant compliance matters, and various GHG matters; and has collaborated on practice guides on construction contracts, performance bonds, and power purchase agreements.

Mr. Ford received his J.D. Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif from Rutgers School of Law, where, among other things, he was an Articles Editor on the Rutgers Law Review, was the sole recipient of the Kenneth G. Wolfson Land Use Prize for scholarship in the field of land use law, and participated in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.  He is admitted to the bar in the States of New York and New Jersey.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Ford was a Professional Geologist and environmental scientist for nearly ten years, and during such time managed numerous complex environmental remediation and restoration projects for Golder Associates, an ENR Top 10 Environmental Consulting Firm. He has advised real estate developers, manufacturers, chemical companies, pipeline companies, contractors, governmental entities, and mining and energy companies on environmental remediation, compliance, natural resource, permitting and restoration matters.

Mr. Ford has extensive experience in environmental data management and review, has expertise in numerous programming languages, and has developed and deployed several proprietary platforms used for environmental data auditing and screening for the benefit of his clients.

He has a B.S. in Geology from Pacific Lutheran University.