
Christopher Rizzo
Publications
Publications Available on this website
- Waste-to-Energy Facilities in New York City: Challenges and Opportunities, New York Law Journal, March 8, 2012
- Top Ten Environmental Due Diligence Considerations for Acquiring Companies and Assets in the U.S. Energy Sector, Client Advisory, July 6, 2011
- New York Revises SEQRA Assessment Forms to Focus on Public Transportation, Energy Use and Smart Growth, Client Advisory, February 17, 2011
- New York City Adopts New Laws Aimed at Increasing Energy and Water Efficiency, Client Advisory, January 4, 2011
- New York City’s Revised CEQR Technical Manual, Client Advisory, September 17, 2010
- New York Legislature Directs Public Authorities to Rein in Urban Sprawl and Promote Smart Growth, Client Advisory, September 10, 2010
- New York Brownfields Update, Client Advisory, August 27, 2010
- New York City Local Brownfield Cleanup Program, Client Advisory, May 24, 2010
- Risks and Rewards for Building Sustainable Hotels, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, August 2009
- Federal Incentives for Sustainable Development, Client Advisory, March 31, 2009
- New York State Adopts a New Clean Air Act Permit Program, Client Advisory, February 19, 2009
- New Reforms Will Allow the Public to Challenge Department of Buildings Approvals with Greater Ease, Client Advisory, February 17, 2009
- Landlords Must Disclose Contaminated Indoor Air, Client Advisory, October 23, 2008
- Courts Split on Eligibility Guidance for N.Y.’s Brownfield Program, Client Advisory, September 23, 2008
- New York Moves Forward with Three Important Environmental Initiatives on Climate Change, Property Taxes and Brownfields, Client Advisory, July 7, 2008
- New York and Other States Accelerate Efforts to Address Climate Change, Client Advisory, November 2007
- Overview of the Role of Renewable Energy in Legal Efforts to Address Climate Change, October 20, 2007
- N.Y.'s Neighbors: Recognizing Same-Sex Couples Is Norm, New York Law Journal, July 13, 2007
- Governor Spitzer Proposes Changes to Brownfield Tax Credits, Client Advisory, June 19, 2007
- Overlapping Rules Confuse Many in Brownsfield Program, Real Estate Weekly, April 19, 2006
- IRS Solicits Applications for Qualified Green Building and Sustainable Design Project Bonds, Client Advisory, July 27, 2005
Additional Publications
- "Historic Preservation Law 101 for New York Lawyers," New York State Bar Associaiton's N.Y. Environmental Lawyer, Spring 2009
- "RCRA's 'Imminent and Substantial Endangerment' Citizen Suit Turns 25," American Bar Associiation's Natural Resources & Environment, Fall 2008
- “N.Y. Brownfield Redevelopment in 2006: More Clarity and Tax Deductions,” Real Estate Weekly, February 7, 2006
- “Diseañdo un Rol Global para los Amici en los Casos Referidos a la Material Ambiental y de los Derechos Humanos,” Revista de Derecho Ambiental, October/November 2005, Lexis Nexis Argentina Publisher (“Charting a Global Role for ‘Amici’ in Environmental and Human Rights Cases,” Environmental Law Journal)
- “New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation Sets Tougher Brownfields Rules,” Long Island Business News, July 8, 2005
- “New York’s Brownfield Law: Relief For Innocent and Not So Innocent Landowners,” American Bar Association, Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee Newsletter, July 2005
- “Local Applications Narrow Eligibility in Brownfield Program,” New York Law Journal, June 28, 2005
- “Protecting the Environment at the Local Level, New York City’s Special District Approach,” 13 Fordham Environmental Law Journal 2, 2002 (Reprinted in The New York Environmental Lawyer, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2003)
- “Banning State Recognition of Same Sex Relationships: The Constitutional Implications of Nebraska’s Initiative,” 416, 11 Brooklyn Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 1, 2003
- “Environmental Law and Justice In New York City, Where a Park is not Just a Park,” 18 Pace Environmental Law Review 167, 2000 (NYSBA, Municipal Law Section, James A. Coon Award)
Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., 1997 Manhattan College (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
- J.D., 2001 Pace University School of Law School (cum laude; Articles Editor, Pace Environmental Law Review; Certificate of Environmental Law)