Our environmental practice involves the representation of insurance companies in coverage litigation in both federal and state courts throughout the country. These matters range from relatively modest contamination at a single site to litigation concerning hundreds of allegedly contaminated sites. RDB counsels insurance companies regarding their defenses and obligations prior to litigation. During litigation, we employ all appropriate strategies to ensure our clients’ needs are met. We have been effective and successful in litigation involving a wide range of insureds, including oil and gas companies, chemical manufacturers, and others. The following are important characteristics of our environmental practice:

• Whenever possible, we look for non-litigious solutions by mediating and/or directly negotiating between our clients and the insured in the hopes of reaching a favorable outcome for both parties.
• We prepare comprehensive settlement packages, pressing legal and factual positions on behalf of our clients that seek to reduce projected clean up costs, increase participation by other potentially responsible parties, minimize defense costs and generally resolve the matter in as comprehensive and expeditious a manner as possible.
• When litigation arises, our depth of experience and capacity enable us to oversee large cases involving difficult claims, class actions, injunctions, and all of the other issues that arise in complex insurance litigation. We are committed to providing the highest quality representation in all of our matters.