Daniel M Richmond

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Conflicting case law has created confusion regarding when SEQRA determinations that conclude the environmental review process become ripe for judicial review. It shouldn't have to be this way. SEQRA practitioners, their clients, and agencies involved in SEQRA disputes all deserve a clear rule establishing when challenges to such SEQRA determinations ripen in order to avoid unnecessary litigation and motion practice. Legislative action may be required to resolve this issue.

By Daniel M. Richmond

7 minute read

September 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Daniel M. Richmond, a partner at Zarin & Steinmetz, analyzes the effect on the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act of a recent U.S. Supreme Court holding that all conditions imposed on land use applications that require an applicant to spend money have an "essential nexus" to a legitimate governmental interest, and that the conditions be proportional to the impact they are intended to offset.

By Daniel M. Richmond

10 minute read