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Jay A. Jaffe

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Environmental Law
  • Law School:
    Georgetown University
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.greenbaumlaw.com/at...
  • Website:
    http://www.greenbaumlaw.com
  • Location:
    75 Livingston Avenue
    Roseland, NJ 07068-3701

Mr. Jaffe concentrates his practice in environmental transactional and administrative law.  He represents developers, property and business owners, landlords and tenants, manufacturers and other clients on a broad range of environmental legal issues.

Mr. Jaffe assists clients in the evaluation, allocation and avoidance of liabilities under various federal and state environmental laws, including New Jersey’s Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) and Spill Compensation and Control Act, the federal CERCLA statute, Underground Storage Tanks (UST) regulations, and the requirements of New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act and its Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program. He provides comprehensive counsel on compliance obligations and risk management options.

Mr. Jaffe is highly knowledgeable regarding issues associated with the acquisition, cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties and brownfield sites. This includes the negotiation of environmental provisions in contracts, leases and loan documents. He has extensive experience in overseeing and coordinating environmental due diligence in real estate transactions, and has coordinated numerous environmental due diligence investigations involving multi-million dollar transactions. Mr. Jaffe negotiates on behalf of clients with regulatory agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and advises clients on potential cost recovery options. He also provides guidance on environmental conditions pertaining to the management of commercial properties, such as asbestos, mold and vapor intrusion.

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Lawyer Bio

Mr. Jaffe concentrates his practice in environmental transactional and administrative law.  He represents developers, property and business owners, landlords and tenants, manufacturers and other clients on a broad range of environmental legal issues.

Mr. Jaffe assists clients in the evaluation, allocation and avoidance of liabilities under various federal and state environmental laws, including New Jersey’s Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) and Spill Compensation and Control Act, the federal CERCLA statute, Underground Storage Tanks (UST) regulations, and the requirements of New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act and its Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program. He provides comprehensive counsel on compliance obligations and risk management options.

Mr. Jaffe is highly knowledgeable regarding issues associated with the acquisition, cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties and brownfield sites. This includes the negotiation of environmental provisions in contracts, leases and loan documents. He has extensive experience in overseeing and coordinating environmental due diligence in real estate transactions, and has coordinated numerous environmental due diligence investigations involving multi-million dollar transactions. Mr. Jaffe negotiates on behalf of clients with regulatory agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and advises clients on potential cost recovery options. He also provides guidance on environmental conditions pertaining to the management of commercial properties, such as asbestos, mold and vapor intrusion.

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Education:

  • Georgetown University , J.D., graduated 1988
  • Binghamton University, B.A., graduated 1985

Bar Admissions:

  • New Jersey, NJ - 1989

Affiliations:

  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Member
  • Temple Beth Shalom Men’s Club - Former member of Board of Directors

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Environmental Law

Special Focus:

  • Administrative/Regulatory
 

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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
http://www.greenbaumlaw.com
 
Headquarters
Metro Corporate Campus One
99 Wood Avenue South
P.O. Box 5600
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 549.5600
4 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

New Jersey

New Jersey

Red Bank, NJ

River Centre Building One

331 Newman Springs Road

Red Bank, NJ 07701

United States

(732) 476.2660

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Roseland, NJ

75 Livingston Avenue

Roseland, NJ 07068-3701

United States

(973) 535.1600

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New York

New York

New York, NY

750 Third Avenue, Ninth Floor

New York, NY 10017

United States

(212) 847.9858

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Des Champs Laboratories, Inc. v. Martin

Mr. Jaffe provided environmental related support in the firm’s successful representation of plaintiff Des Champs Laboratories in Des Champs Laboratories, Inc. v. Martin, 2012 N.J. Super. LEXIS 115 (App. Div. 2012), in which the Court struck down an unauthorized regulation of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) which threatened to significantly increase clean up obligations under the Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) for businesses using very small amounts of hazardous substances.
 
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