Stephen L Kass

May 09, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By Stephen L. Kass And Jean M. McCarroll

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December 23, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that transnational corporate transactions are increasing at the same time as the SEC and the EPA are increasingly focused on encouraging fuller disclosure by corporations accessing the U.S. capital markets.

By Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

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February 23, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, review the Second Circuit's recent decision in Riverkeeper v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which remanded a substantial portion of the EPA's final regulations concerning cooling water intake structures at large existing power plants and reminded us of where modern environmental law began.

By Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

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August 26, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that Judge John G. Roberts's environmental decisions � both those for which he wrote the opinion and those in which he participated without authoring the opinion � and his briefs to the Supreme Court before becoming a judge reveal his skillful analysis of statutory language and, except where his underlying political conservatism takes precedence, a general deference to agency decision-making.

By Stephen L. Kass And Jean M. McCarroll

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April 23, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass, a partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn and an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, writes that the history of the dispute between Texaco and Ecuador shows how quickly the world of international environmental litigation is changing and how risky it is for lawyers to base advice on past practices without taking that change into account.

By Stephen L. Kass

12 minute read

August 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, conclude that the Alien Tort Claims Act may provide a limited basis for claims under self-executing (or legislatively implemented) environmental treaties that the United States has ratified.

By Stephen L. Kass And Jean M. McCarroll

11 minute read

June 29, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that by integrating old and new proposals into a single vision for New York's environment, a vision intended to complement long-range commercial and educational goals, PlaNYC can help to advance an environmental justice agenda that has long been stalled. While there will still undoubtedly be gaps in the urban fabric, PlaNYC represents a serious promise from one generation of New Yorkers to the next to pass on a livable city.

By Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

14 minute read

February 29, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that despite recent congressional activity, many have concluded, correctly in our view, that there is little prospect for meaningful federal action on climate change until late 2009. Therefore New York state and city, corporations and individuals have moved ahead with their own climate change initiatives--welcome evidence that people recognize the urgent need for action to maintain a livable planet.

By Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

14 minute read

April 27, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll, partners at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that although environmentalists were understandably delighted with the majority's support for the EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gases, the current EPA leadership is likely to take its time in considering these issues on remand, after which further litigation is highly likely. The Court's decision on standing, however, should have a present impact on standing decisions of the federal courts.

By Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

12 minute read

September 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In his International Environmental Law column, Stephen L. Kass, a partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that the final chapter of the protacted dispute between Ecuadorian residents and Chevron remains to be written, however, some important lessons are already emerging from the last dozen years of litigation in the United States, Ecuador and the Hague.

By Stephen L. Kass

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