Adam Troutwine represents businesses and individuals confronting environmental issues in transactional, permitting, compliance and litigation settings.

Adam’s experience as in-house counsel for a nationwide electrical contractor gives Adam insight into the environmental related issues his clients face on a daily basis. As both an in-house and law firm lawyer, Adam strives to develop relationships with his clients so that he can provide practical advice on day-to-day matters, as well as when larger issues arise.

In corporate or real estate transactions, Adam assists clients by evaluating risks and developing strategies to move the deal forward through comprehensive due diligence, drafting language in purchase agreements or negotiating remedies to environmental issues.

Adam also regularly represents current owners of contaminated sites to develop and execute remediation strategies while negotiating with government authorities and potentially responsible parties. His experience includes removal and response actions before state agencies and the EPA in jurisdictions across the country.

Adam works extensively on behalf of mine and quarry operators to navigate permitting processes in order to open new mine sites, has represented clients in contested hearings before state agencies, has prosecuted appeals of agency decisions to the circuit and appellate court, and has appeared before county zoning boards to secure necessary approvals to conduct mining or quarrying activity. Likewise, Adam advises mining clients in all aspects of their operations, including compliance, remediation, mine expansion and in transactional matters.

Further, Adam has extensive experience in the energy industry. He routinely serves as lead environmental and permitting counsel for the development and financing of utility-scale renewable energy projects throughout the United States. Adam also acts as lead environmental counsel in the development and acquisition of oil and gas exploration and production facilities.