Ethan I. Strell
Associate
Member, Hiring Committee
Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
strell@clm.com
phone: 212-732-3200
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card
Member, Hiring Committee
Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
strell@clm.com
phone: 212-732-3200
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card
Practice Areas
Litigation, Environmental, Energy Project Development and Finance
Practice Description
Environmental, including environmental impact assessment of transportation and urban development projects, litigationEducation
- B.A., 1990 Hamilton College
- M.A., 1995 Tufts University (Urban & Environmental Policy)
- J.D., 2001 Columbia Law School (James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Alfred A. Forsythe Prize in Environmental Law)
Admissions
- 2002 New York
- 2004 U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Affiliations
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, International Environmental Law Committee; former Member, Transportation Committee)
- New York State Bar Association
Publications Available on this website...
"New Hope for Chesapeake Bay," New York Law Journal, June 24, 2010; "EPA’s Revised Endangerment Findings Under the Clean Air Act," New York Law Journal, February 25, 2010; "Proposed “Unconventional” Natural Gas Drilling In New York," New York Law Journal, October 23, 2009; "Judge Sotomayor’s Environmental Record," New York Law Journal, June 26, 2009; "New Water Protection Measures for Oceans, Rivers and Lakes," New York Law Journal, February 27, 2009; "Courts Split on Eligibility Guidance for N.Y.’s Brownfield Program," Client Advisory, September 23, 2008; "Rochester Developer Successful in Challenge to DEC’s Denial of Admission into Brownfields Program," Client Advisory, January 11, 2008; "Power Plant Cooling Water, Hudson River Fish - Again," New York Law Journal, February 23, 2007; "Environmental Protection After a Disaster: A Right or a Privilege?," Natural Resources & Environment, April 2006Languages
Spanish
Illustrative Matters
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Environmental Impact Review and Litigation
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Advised MTA on environmental impact assessment and public approvals for various projects, including the Western Rail Yard and Hudson Yards/Number 7 Subway Extension projects on far west side of Manhattan and Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn.
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Lincoln County, Nevada
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Advised county on environmental and other approvals concerning the proposed Yucca Mountain repository for high level nuclear waste and spent fuel.
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Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
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Advised LMDC on federal and state environmental impact assessments for use of federal community development block grants for various projects in Lower Manhattan. Defended lawsuit challenging environmental review.
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Empire State Development Corporation
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Represent ESDC in proposed development by Columbia University in West Harlem.
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Public Energy Authorities
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Advise public authorities on environmental review for siting and relicensing of conventional, renewable, and alternative fuel power plants and transmission lines.
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Private developers and community groups
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Advise private developers and community groups on environmental and land use approvals.
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Freedom of Information Law / Freedom of Information Act
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Various Public Benefit Corporations and non-profit organization
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Advise state agencies on state Freedom of Information Law requirements and defend lawsuits. Advise non-profit organization pro-bono on federal Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Corporate Transactions
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Private Companies
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Advise on environmental aspects of corporate transactions.
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Miscellaneous
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Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Civil Rights Committee
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Drafted amicus briefs pro bono to Second Circuit and Southern District supporting challenge to provision of the USA PATRIOT Act concerning National Security Letters.
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