Legal professionals face increasing complexity in managing environmental liabilities and risks, navigating disputes, and ensuring compliance with ever-evolving regulations.
At Montrose, we offer specialized technical services to the legal community for confident decision-making and successful case resolutions.
Our unparalleled expertise spans a wide array of chemical, environmental, consumer product, human health, and ecological matters. At the forefront of emerging technologies, our expert team collaborates closely to assess environmental and consumer product concerns. We deliver prompt, confidential analyses that thoroughly examine opposing claims, providing robust support for technically sound and defensible legal arguments.
Our expert technical assessments, reports, and testimonies are built on solid, defensible science, rigorous analysis, and a deep understanding of environmental and life science practices, policies, and regulations. Our proven track record in supporting the legal community has successfully resolved a wide range of legal issues, including:
- Business disputes
- Chemicals
- Consumer products
- Environmental damage claims
- Health and occupational exposures
- Ecological and Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) issues
- Regulatory compliance
- Sustainability
- Site closures utilizing recorded and non-recorded institutional controls
- Permit challenges
Legal Community Services
Field studies, analytical testing and environmental investigations to thoroughly characterize air, groundwater, sediment, soil, and surface water contamination; including review of work completed by other consulting firms.
Transaction advisory services in support of M&A transactions to identify, quantify, and accurately represent environmental liabilities.
Human health and ecological risk assessment to evaluate the risks posed by contamination.
Environmental auditing and management program development to evaluate facility compliance with environmental regulations and develop comprehensive compliance strategies for ongoing compliance.
Toxicology testing management for pre- and in-market product safety and evaluation of health claims (i.e. Prop-65).
Public health/epidemiology services to assess the health and sociodemographic of populations, critically reviewing epidemiology literature, designing epidemiology studies, and conducting epidemiological research.
Technical support to educate and guide legal personnel in understanding complex scientific matters, assessing existing data and designing studies to verify or dispute opposing positions.
Expert testimony in legal proceedings, including assistance with preparations for cross-examination of opposing experts.
Data analysis of complex technical information to provide a scientific basis for legal arguments.
Visualization and illustrations that create impactful and easy-to-understand trial graphics, including GIS mapping to clarify complex technical data for non-technical audiences such as jurors and judges.
Forensic chemistry – fingerprinting studies to determine the source and timing of contamination.
Cost allocation supporting negotiations to allocate site cleanup costs and natural resource damages among responsible parties.
Participation in alternative dispute resolution supporting arbitration, mediation, and settlement processes
Blogs
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Case Studies
Travers Solar Project – Alberta, Canada
Montrose provided support on the 465 MW Travers Solar Project from initial land selection through permitting, construction, and now during operations.
Chokecherry Wind Energy Project – Wyoming
Montrose conducted an economic impact analysis for the Power Company of Wyoming (PCW) to support the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Projects in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Golden Eagle Solar Cell & Module Facility – New Mexico
The Montrose project team provided environmental due diligence, site study coordination and a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (EA) to support a new solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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News
Montrose Environmental Group Continues to Build their International Presence Acquiring LEHDER Environmental Services
IRVINE, CA (August 7, 2019) – Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose”), a high-growth environmental services company, and LEHDER Environmental Services [...]Montrose Environmental Group Wins 2019 Industry Leader Award for Outstanding Safety
IRVINE, CA (August 5, 2019) – Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose”), a high-growth environmental services company, today announced winning the [...]
Montrose Environmental Group Acquires Target Emission Services and Expands into International Markets
IRVINE, CA (May 10, 2019) – Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose”), a high-growth environmental services company, and Target Emission Services, [...]
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