Area 02 · Advice and representation

Environmental law

Supporting economic activities and public decisions where permits, environmental conditions and health protection affect the ability to operate.

PermitsRemediationEnvironment and health

How we assist

Administrative procedures and permits

Legal support in environmental permitting and assessment procedures, including integrated environmental authorisations (AIA), single environmental authorisations (AUA) and environmental impact assessments (VIA). Analysis of imposed conditions, requests for additional information and changes to operations; preparation of observations and submissions, participation in the administrative process and assessment of final decisions.

Remediation and contaminated sites

Reviewing contamination-related obligations and liabilities, the positions of owners and responsible parties, orders and required interventions. Support in reconstructing the records and relationships between authorities, operators and technical advisers, including sites of national interest and complex intervention programmes.

Operations and risk prevention

Legal assessment of waste management activities, conditions applicable to facilities and contractual arrangements within the supply chain. Coordination of environmental safeguards with business organisation and, where relevant, the crime-prevention model under Legislative Decree 231/2001. Technical assessments are integrated into the legal process through cooperation with the appropriate professionals.

Inspections and litigation

Assistance with inspections, compliance notices, allegations and measures affecting operations. Assessment of reasoning, proportionality and protective remedies. Representation in relevant administrative and civil disputes, with attention to technical documentation and the relationship between environmental protection, health and business continuity.

Illustrative example

A new condition affecting facility operations

An operator faces new environmental conditions requiring work on its facility. Assistance may begin with the permit, technical assessments and the procedure followed by the authority, then examine the substance, timing and responsibilities of compliance. Working with technical advisers makes it possible to prepare documented observations and identify any grounds for legal protection.

A hypothetical situation illustrating the work undertaken. It does not describe a particular client engagement.

Tools and services

Opinions on permits and liability; administrative observations; reconstruction of the permitting framework; contractual review; support with compliance measures and litigation.

Articles and insights

GPP: the ecological transition and public procurement law

Green public procurement as a meeting point between environmental protection, competition and administrative decisions. The contribution examines minimum environmental criteria, life-cycle assessment and oversight during contract performance, with a focus on infrastructure works, mechanical supplies and environmental services.

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