Riesel, Daniel

Current Employment Position(s)

Principal

Lawyer Overview

Daniel has litigated a wide variety of cases which include white collar defense, civil rights, commercial, and environmental matters. His litigation experience ranges from pre-trial practice in complex litigation to extensive appellate advocacy.  Dan’s extensive environmental and litigation practice has been recognized by several organizations that conduct peer evaluation of lawyers.  In 2005, Chambers & Partners survey of environmental lawyers ranked him as one of two top tier environmental lawyers in New York and noted “No end of praise is heaped on Daniel Riesel” and further noted “Creative, forceful and dynamic, he is seen as an excellent counselor and a strong litigator who is experienced in enforcement defense, white-collar crime and civil litigation including toxic torts, as well as rulemaking challenges.”

Similarly, the 2005 publication of Who’s Who Legal listed him as one of the most highly regarded environmental lawyers in the United States, and noted that his peers had “singled” [him] out for particular praise.  Respondents commented that he is “one of the founders of environmental law.”  In August 2005, the New York Magazine found that Dan was one of the metropolitan area’s “Best Lawyers”.
 
He recently successfully represented a municipal client in a 100-day trial involving allegations of a regulatory taking. His recent motion practice has resulted in vacating EPA's promulgation of ocean dumping rules, and a dismissal of restrictions on the broad reach of RCRA Citizen Suits. He has also defeated several multi-party toxic tort suits.  In addition to litigations. Dan has been active in several land use projects in the metropolitan area.  He is currently the lead Environmental Lawyer for the largest commercial and residential development in New York City.  Other matters include the successful defense of three attorneys' suspension from practice for alleged criminal contempt, and the defense of a university's treatment of female graduate faculty.

Areas of Practice

• White Collar Defense
• Civil Rights
• Commercial
• Environmental Matters
• Pre-Trial Practice
• Complex Litigation
• Appellate Advocacy

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Civil Rights, White Collar Crimes, Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1961
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1969

Past Employment Positions

• Cardozo School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 1986 - 1992

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1961
  LL.B.
• Union College, New York, 1958
  B.A.

Address

460 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Phones

(212) 421-2150 (ext. 224)

Faxes

(212) 421-1891
(212) 421-2035

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sprlaw.com