The Real Estate and Environmental Economics practice has been retained on some of the largest and most complex environmental matters around the world. We have experience ranging from single parcels to matters involving tens of thousands of parcels in all asset classes, including residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural. Our work has included the study of impacts alleged to have been caused by air emissions, ground water, surface water, soil, odors, noise and other disamentities.
Our team offers the following analytical services:
- Real Estate Damages/Class Certification Analysis: Cost, use and risk analysis related to allegations of property value diminution
- Value Assurance Programs/Institutional Control Programs: Proactive programs to address sales of properties at less than market value, access issues, releases or settlement programs
- Environmental Liabilities: Current and future damage, future contingent liabilities, EPA BEN and ABEL models
- Real Estate Research, Data Analytics and GIS: Statistical analysis, literature review, proprietary models, cycle analysis, cloudbased mapping solutions
The Evolution of Evidence in Disputes and Investigations: Challenges in Navigating Technological Progress and Global Regulation
May 21, 2026
In this article, Dr. Andreas Tauer and Christoph Hörauf explore how technological change, regulatory complexity, and AI are reshaping evidence in disputes and investigations, the risks introduced by growing volumes of digital data, and the key considerations for maintaining integrity and defensibility.
GIR Guide to Monitorships: Understanding and validating systems, processes and controls relevant to remediation
May 13, 2026
In this chapter of the GIR Guide to Monitorships, forensic professionals detail how organizations test and embed control enhancements to address root causes and drive lasting change.
A Note on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Economic Evidence in Assessing Foreign Subsidies
May 7, 2026
The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) empowers the European Commission (EC) to scrutinise financial support granted by non-EU public authorities to undertakings active in the EU internal market. This note focuses on the impact of the FSR on concentrations.
Experts on the Stand: Brazilian Arbitration Between Judicial Tradition and International Practice
April 30, 2026
In this article, Managing Directors Leonardo Florencio and Rodrigo Mattos analyze why expert evidence in Brazilian arbitration often departs from international best practices, how excessive reliance on tribunal-appointed experts increases cost and delay, and what the ICC Brazil Task Force recommends to improve efficiency and credibility.
