Atty. David G. Mandelbaum
David G. Mandelbaum is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Litigation and Environmental Groups. https://www.gtlaw.com/People/davidmandelbaum CONCENTRATION Air, Water, and Waste Regulation Superfund and Contamination Climate Change Oil and Gas Development Water Rights SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS Representation of industrial clients in wastewater, solid waste, and air permitting matters; administrative appeals; and enforcement actions Advises clients on sustainability and climate change, risk management, and disclosure policies Advises clients on environmental issues presented by hundreds of tr
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David G. Mandelbaum is a litigation and environmental attorney based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, practicing at Greenberg Traurig. Admitted to practice in Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association, Florida, The Florida Bar, and Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association. Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 1983) and Harvard University (—, 1983). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Water Law (2026). Serands clients in Philadelphia, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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David G. Mandelbaum is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Litigation and Environmental Groups. https://www.gtlaw.com/People/davidmandelbaum
CONCENTRATION- Air, Water, and Waste Regulation
- Superfund and Contamination
- Climate Change
- Oil and Gas Development
- Water Rights
- SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS
- Representation of industrial clients in wastewater, solid waste, and air permitting matters; administrative appeals; and enforcement actions
- Advises clients on sustainability and climate change, risk management, and disclosure policies
- Advises clients on environmental issues presented by hundreds of transactions; litigates misrepresentation, breach of contract, and statutory claims concerning environmental conditions arising after acquisitions and divestitures
- Advises clients and litigates matters involving environmental aspects of land use, such as public trust, wetlands regulation, erosion control, "sprawl," "environmental justice," and complex urban brownfields
- Representation of clients in prosecuting and defending common law environmental tort actions
- Served as lead counsel for different industrial clients in two natural resources damages and contaminated sediment remediation matters that the federal government considers among its most significant
- Representation of clients in scores of Superfund matters, including one of the only multigenerator landfill cases to be tried to judgment
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases David G. Mandelbaum handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Philadelphia are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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