
biography
Christopher Ward Boyle, a former practicing licensed civil engineer, evaluates environmental liabilities for corporate, real estate and financing transactions, and quantifies associated risks for clients. He tailors environmental due diligence for single-site property deals, private equity platforms, multimillion-dollar brownfields developments and multibillion-dollar international manufacturing transactions. Chris counsels clients on allocation of business risks, deal structures, post-closure environmental compliance and crisis management. He also uses his detailed knowledge of potential societal impacts to develop community relations plans that provide balanced, real-world communications to the public.
Regulatory Counsel
Chris advises companies, investment funds, industrial manufacturers, developers and lenders on the impact of federal and state environmental regulations on commercial contracts, balance sheets and risk management programs. He facilitates land use and other permitting for large manufacturing facilities, waste handling and disposal operations, and assists with asbestos, radon, lead-based paint and air and water pollution remediatio...
Philadelphia
Credentials
Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvannia
Education
Villanova University School of Law J.D. (1991)
Villanova University Masters in Civil Engineering (1988)
Drexel University M.B.A. (1985)
Villanova University B.S. in Civil Engineering (1982)
Prior Law Firm Experience
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP