Previous Law Firm Name

• Young & Rowe, 0
• Young, Stockli & Rowe, 0

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Young & Ritzenberg, 0
• Ward, Sommer & Moore, 0

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law
• Clean Air Act Compliance
• Power and Energy
• Land Use and Zoning
• Municipal Law
• Litigation
• Labor and Employment Law
• Insurance Coverage
• Education Law
• Business Law
• Commercial Contracting
• Business Formation
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Energy Law
• Wireless Communication

Published Works

• Article XIV Citizen's Suits in Federal Court Recognized by Appellate Division, New York State Bar Association-The New York Environmental Lawyer, Spring/Summer, 2000
• Emissions Trading Under the Clean Air Act, Capital District Business Review, Spring, 1999
• Credibility and Cost Containment Through Communication, Environmental Business Association of New York State, Inc. Environmental Business Update, Second Quarter Issue, 1997
• Working with Consultants, Environmental Due Diligence in Real Estate and Commercial Transactions, May 15, 1997
• The Challenge of Contaminated Properties: Potential Liabilitites and Creative Approaches to Problems They Pose, New York State Bar Association-Environmental Law Section and Municipal Law Section, September, 1996
• Public Pollution/Public Resolution, National Environmental Enforcement Journal, August, 1999

Classes and Seminars

• Capital District Environmental Breakfast Club, Young, Sommer, LLC, 1995 - Present
• Monthly Presentation, Mohawk Valley Environmental Information Exchange, 1995 - Present

Representative Clients

• General Electric
• Dow Chemical
• Owens-Corning
• Delaware County, NY
• Norlite Corp.
• Wind Energy Assn.
• Berlin Central School District
• Chatham Central School District
• Consolidated Edison
• Colition of Watershed Towns

Representative Cases

• United Haulers Assn. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority, 1995 WL 728622 (N.D.N.Y. 1995)
• Grossjahann v. Geo. B. Wilkins & Sons, 244 A.D. 2d 808, 666 NYS 2d 271 (N.D.N.Y. 1997)
• Wademan v. Concra, 13 F. Supp 2d 295, 29 Envtl. L. Rep. 20, 197 (N.D.N.Y. 1998)
• U.S. v. Town of Moreau, New York, 751 F. Supp. 1044 (N.D.N.Y. 1990)
• State of New York v. Almy Brothers, Inc., 866 F. Supp. 668 (N.D.N.Y. 1994)
• State of New York v. Storonske Cooperage Co., Inc., 174 B.R. 366 (N.D.N.Y. 1994)
• State of New York v. Town of Moreau, 751 F. Supp. 1044, 59 USLW 2299 (N.D.N.Y. 1990)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Administrative Rulemaking, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Agrochemicals, Farms & Ranches, Livestock, Arbitration, Mediation, Mini-trials, Antitrust Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Successions, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Cellular Communications, Telecommunications, Wireless Communications, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Grand Jury Proceedings, Construction Contracts, Government Construction Contracts, Public Schools, Special Education, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Alternative Energy, Cogeneration, Electric Power, Hydroelectricity, Minerals & Mining, Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Solid Waste, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Law, Insurance Malpractice, Technology Licensing, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Fisheries & Wildlife, Water & Riparian Rights, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Food & Agricultural Products, Medical Products & Devices, Pharmaceutical Products, Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Computer Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, State Government, Pesticides