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Natural Resource Damages in New Jersey - Six Years After Litigation Revival, More Guidance Needed

Attorneys Vinita Banthia, Matt Conley and Daniel Farino write about the natural resource damages litigation revival in New Jersey in their co-authored New Jersey Lawyer article, "Natural Resource Damages in New Jersey - Six Years After Litigation Revival, More Guidance Needed." The current litigation push has focused on pursuing NRD claims with a goal of incentivizing more voluntary NRD settlements by responsible parties. However, the NJDEP would likely see more voluntary NRD settlements if it provided more guidance and certainty as to how these damages will be calculated. ...read more

Archer Welcomes New Associate

Archer is pleased to welcome Vinita Banthia, who joined Archer’s Haddonfield office as an Associate in the Environmental Law Practice Group. Vinita specializes in complex environmental litigation, products liability claims, and toxic torts. She concentrates her practice on pursuing and defending complex environmental matters, focusing on issues related to corporate successorship and liability, cleanup and response costs, soil and groundwater contamination, diminution in value to property, and Natural Resource Damages. ...read more

The Evolving Role of Government in Environmental Litigation

Attorneys Vinita Banthia, Charles Dennen and Daniel Farino will be presenting on "The Evolving Role of Government in Environmental Litigation," at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting & Convention. In both state court and federal courts, New Jersey practitioners are seeing an uptick of government-led and government-involved litigation involving emerging and expanding theories of liability and damages. Many of these actions involve so-called emerging contaminants, or contaminants for which new standards are being set. Our  litigation attorneys will discuss and examine the changing landscape in environmental law, and preview what New Jersey attorneys may expect to see as the government’s role in environmental litigation continues to evolve. ...read more

Daniel Farino and Vinita Banthia to Speak on a Panel at the NJ State Bar Association's Annual Environmental Law Forum

Archer Environmental Law Group attorneys Daniel Farino and Vinita Banthia will speak a panel at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Environmental Law Forum on June 16-18, 2023. ...read more

Archer Attorneys Present at NJSBA Environmental Law Forum 2021

Archer Environmental Law Attorneys Daniel Farino, Vinita Banthia, David Edelstein and Matthew Conley, all presented at the NJSBA Environmental Law Forum 2021. Every year, over of 100 of New Jersey’s most prominent Environmental attorneys gather for the Environmental Law Forum, a three-day in-depth review of the latest developments and practice concerns in environmental law practice. ...read more