Authored by: Rick Glick As published in the Daily Journal of Commerce How does water law figure into development planning? In my 34 years as a water and environmental lawyer involved in developments large and small, in urban and rural settings, water supply concerns are often afterthoughts. However, the time to consider water supply issues… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Potential Legal Effects of LEED Lawsuit
Posted in EnvironmentalAs published in the Daily Journal of Commerce Last month, Henry Gifford, a “building design and construction professional” and frequent critic of LEED certified buildings, filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the U.S. Green Building Council, claiming $100 million in damages. The… Continue Reading
All Stimulus is Local
Posted in Real EstateAs posted in the Daily Journal of Commerce President Obama recently told the New York Times that one thing he has learned on the job is that there is no such thing as a “shovel ready” project. Hence, there is a long delay between stimulus budgeting and actual job creation. Developers and those who represent… Continue Reading
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