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June 21, 2024 Press Releases

Verrill’s Jim Cohen Named Volunteer of the Year by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce More

January 9, 2024 Press Releases

Verrill Welcomes Attorney Keefe B. Clemons to the Firm’s Energy, Telecommunications, and Natural Resources Group More

August 17, 2023 Press Releases

82 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024, Including 10 Named Lawyers of the Year More

August 10, 2023 Press Releases

Verrill Appoints Firm’s First-Ever Diversity Partner, Geoffrey Why More

May 12, 2023 Media Mentions

Jim Cohen Discusses “No Blank Checks” Citizen Initiative Before Maine Legislative Committee More Spectrum News

May 10, 2023 Media Mentions

Jim Cohen Participates in Televised Debate on Maine Ballot Question to Take Over CMP and Versant Power More Pine Tree Power Referendum Debate

March 9, 2023 Press Releases

Verrill Partner Geoffrey Why Named One of Boston’s Most Influential Asian American Pacific Islanders 2023 More

August 24, 2022 Press Releases

77 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023, Including Six Named Lawyers of the Year More

August 8, 2022 Press Releases

Verrill Welcomes Attorney Clayton Brite to Firm’s Real Estate Group More

June 8, 2022 Press Releases

31 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2022 Chambers & Partners Guide More

February 18, 2022 Press Releases

Verrill Attorney Kelsey McCutcheon Selected to Join the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) Emerging Leaders Initiative More

August 31, 2021 Press Releases

65 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2022, Including Eight Named Lawyers of the Year More

June 23, 2021 Media Mentions

Advice from Former Portland Charter Commission More Portland Phoenix

May 14, 2021 Press Releases

Verrill Partner to Lead Firm’s Energy, Telecommunications, and Natural Resources Group More

March 4, 2021 Press Releases

Verrill Welcomes Attorney Nate Menard to Firm's Environmental and Energy Group More

November 9, 2020 Press Releases

35 Verrill Attorneys Named 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

August 24, 2020 Press Releases

Nearly 80 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021, Including a Dozen Named Lawyers of the Year More

April 27, 2020 Press Releases

38 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2020 Chambers & Partners Guide More

December 12, 2019 Media Mentions

Emera Maine Deal Offers Possible Rate Relief More

October 30, 2019 Press Releases

Verrill Trial Attorneys Again Recognized as “Local Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation More

October 1, 2019 Press Releases

Pipeline Expansion, Safety Focus of October 3rd Natural Gas Conference More

Firm Highlights

Massachusetts’ Mandated Multi-Family Zoning Moves Forward, But Some Towns Resist

Town Meetings across Massachusetts are voting on zoning bylaws that would encourage multi-family housing. According to Section 3A of the Zoning Act, passed in 2021, 177 cities and towns near MBTA transit must ensure...

Understanding 91’s Amnesty Program

Chapter 91 of the Massachusetts General Laws, otherwise known as the Public Waterfront Act, is the primary law protecting the public’s rights to use and access the coastal tidelands of the Commonwealth. First adopted...

Navigating Maine's Renewable Energy Rate Revisions: Key Insights on PUC Docket No. 2024-00137 and 2024-00149

The Maine PUC has recently opened two related dockets that will significantly impact the renewable energy industry. The first, Docket No. 2024-00137, is a follow-on docket to the PUC’s Investigation into the Stranded Cost...

The Plastics Problem In Massachusetts Part II: Plastic Bags

In my October 2023 blog post about “ The Plastics Problem in Massachusetts ,” I noted that environmental and some mainstream groups have been attacking traditional recycling of plastics in an effort to stop...

The Gathering PFAS Storm

When working with my colleagues on real estate and corporate business transactions, I feel like I can be a nay-sayer, bringing up the considerations of potential liability for PFAS-related releases during environmental due diligence...

Better Communication Among Regulators and the Regulated Can Improve Outcomes for Wastewater Permittees

As our understanding of the environment and anthropogenic impact grows, protection efforts increasingly spawn regulation. Media coverage of perceived harms to health and the environment and well-funded advocacy by conservation organizations usually eclipse the...

Massachusetts Provides Extra Protection to Environmental Justice Communities from Air Pollution

In a groundbreaking move, effective July 1, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will tighten the permitting requirement for certain existing and new sources of air pollution located near an environmental justice population...

Verrill’s Jim Cohen Named Volunteer of the Year by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce

Loper Bright and Massachusetts Environmental Law: Navigating the Boundaries of Federal and State Authority

While the SCOTUS’s Loper Bright Enterprises et al. (Loper) decision reversing Chevron was a win for those seeking to rein in the administrative state at the federal level, it does not sound the death...

EPA Issues Final National Drinking Water Standard for Six PFAS Compounds

On April 10, 2024, after receiving nearly 122,000 comments on the proposed rule, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for six perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...

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