8am-10am Short Hills Hilton, JFK Turnpike, Short Hills, NJ. FREE Admission/Continental Breakfast.

This practical presentation by Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, LLP an environmental law firm (Short Hills) and Eikon Planning and Design, LLC, an environmental consulting firm (Hackettstown) will help the small firm legal practitioner enlarge their real estate practice by providing tactical nuts and bolts advice with regard to current environmental issues as they impact sales/purchase agreements and lease agreements for contaminated or suspected contaminated property. The presenters will show you how to negotiate the environmental provisions in these agreements from the standpoint of the seller, buyer, landlord and tenant, with reference to the expectations of a lender and the NJDEP. Topics will include - Knowing your motivation; bargaining power and end goals; when/why should seller/landlord do cleanup; when/why should buyer/tenant do cleanup; how/when/why do you use/not use a Licensed Site Remediation Professional; how do you manage pre-purchase audits; how to write environmental representations/warranties/indemnities/releases/survival clauses; closing preconditions/lender/insurance; how to capture all available statutory liability protections; cost sharing/escrow/funding sources; how do you deal with environmental legacies (Deed Notices for soil, CEAs for groundwater, biennial certifications); avoiding pitfalls and recommended dispute resolution techniques. To register contact Emily Kunz at ekunz@mfhenvlaw.com or (973) 912-6801.

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