Real Estate and Environmental Matters

Davis Wright Tremaine's real estate and tax lawyers provide complete real estate services for the health care industry, including zoning compliance, real estate acquisition and financing, lease negotiations and development of medical office buildings.

The firm's environmental practice group advises health facility clients regarding ongoing environmental compliance at hospitals, medical office buildings, laboratories and health care centers. These services include environmental due diligence for compliance with hazardous, medical, biomedical, infectious and solid waste standards under federal and state laws. In addition, the firm conducts due diligence to assist clients in avoiding the strict liability and substantial penalties that may accrue under laws such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Davis Wright Tremaine's environmental lawyers have represented trustees in health care bond financing, advised on underground storage tank removal and cleanup, reviewed contracts for infectious and biomedical waste disposal and represented hospitals that have been named as potentially responsible parties at CERCLA sites. The group also counsels clients with respect to the environmental issues arising in the acquisition and divestiture of health care facilities.

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