William J. Squires
Environmental and Land Use Attorney at Mintz
- Role
- Environmental and Land Use Attorney at Mintz at Mintz
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Environmental and Land Use Attorney at Mintz
May 2021 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Focusing his practice on environmental, land use, and real estate issues, Bill regularly advises clients in matters relating to the acquisition and disposition of real property and operating businesses, the cleanup of contaminated properties, regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, permitting, zoning, wetlands issues, litigation, and environmental insurance. Bill counsels corporations, developers, manufacturers, private equity firms, lenders, and individuals in litigation, transactional, and regulatory settings. He represents clients in disputes under state and federal law pertaining to releases of oil and hazardous materials — including PFAS and other emerging contaminants — and works closely with environmental consultants, Massachusetts licensed site professionals, engineers, risk assessors, geologists, and other experts in responding to such releases. He represents clients in state and federal courts and regularly appears before regulatory agencies and municipal boards.On the transactional side of his practice, Bill represents buyers, sellers, and lenders in the purchase, sale, and financing of operating businesses, real property, and industrial facilities. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to negotiating and structuring business transactions, drafting contracts, and negotiating environmental insurance policies. Bill has led environmental due diligence efforts in many national and multinational mergers and acquisitions involving complex environmental liabilities as well as permitting, compliance, and hazardous waste site cleanup issues.Bill is also an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Law, where he teaches law students how to draft and interpret contracts.
Education
Merrimack College
B.S.
1988 — 1992
Villanova University School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1995 — 1998
Baylor University
M.S.
1993 — 1995
Skills
- Corporate Law
- Appeals
- Dispute Resolution
- Commercial Litigation
- Class Actions
- Document Review
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Due Diligence
- Land Use Law
- Legal Research
- Securities Litigation
- Real Estate
- Civil Litigation
- Trade Secrets
- Courts
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Environmental Law
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