Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP recently welcomed back Paul R. McIntyre to its Environmental Practice in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
McIntyre returns to Greenberg Traurig after nearly 10 years, along with Michael P. Canavan, who will join the firm as of counsel. They both join from Post & Schell, P.C., where McIntyre served as both a principal and chair of that firm’s environmental practice, and Canavan played a leading role in the growth of the group.
“I am thrilled that Paul decided to return home to Greenberg Traurig, now as an even more deeply experienced leader in environmental transactions in the real estate and private equity space,” said Curtis B. Toll, managing shareholder for the Philadelphia office.
“Paul is nationally known for assisting private equity funds with the acquisition, financing, development, and sale of environmentally impacted properties – additive to the Philadelphia office and the larger firm on many levels,” Toll said.
McIntyre focuses his practice on environmental counseling and due diligence for real estate and corporate transactions. He also helps structure remedial scopes of work and insurance tools for brownfield remediation and redevelopment projects, and regularly advises clients on related regulatory compliance matters.
“At this stage of my career, I could think of no better place and no better time to make this move back to Greenberg Traurig,” McIntyre said. “The Greenberg Traurig environmental group consists of tremendously talented and collaborative lawyers. As the market continues to churn and new development opportunities across the country bring an even sharper lens on environmental considerations, Greenberg Traurig’s platform and reputation will no doubt provide ease of mind and instill confidence for our clients.
“Greenberg Traurig will provide our clients in the real estate development, venture capital, and private equity industries with the deep level of legal knowledge, innovation, and service they expect on a local, national, and international level, and help to achieve their business objectives,” he added.
McIntyre and Canavan and the three associates accompanying them – Julie Dostal, Molly K. O’Neil, and Travis Coon – represent one of the largest groups to join the Philadelphia office in more than a decade.
“This move is emblematic of the type of strategic growth we are employing across the firm,” said Executive Chairman Richard A. Rosenbaum. “We already have an outstanding and niche environmental group based in Philadelphia and are expanding that footprint with a clear eye on how we can service our clients who need effective legal guidance as communities and investors seeking to reimagine development projects face ever-fluid environmental regulations, today, as well as a generation later.”
Co-President Ernest L. Greer concurred.
“Paul and Mike represent the kind of cutting-edge legal practitioners for which this firm – and specifically, the environmental team in Philadelphia – is known and well-regarded,” Greer added. “We are pleased to have Paul rejoin the fold, add Mike to the mix, and continue to power forward with the unique offerings of this practice – a sophisticated, yet practical, blend of environmental law, real estate and corporate transactions, and insurance structuring. We are richer for having them at the firm.”
Barred in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, McIntyre is admitted in the 3rd Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey. He holds degrees from Elon University and the Vermont Law and Graduate School, where he earned both a J.D. and a master’s in environmental law.
Canavan’s practice and client base closely mirrors that of McIntyre, having worked alongside him as a principal in their prior firm’s environmental practice group. Prior to that post, he worked as an associate in the New York office of Alston & Bird LLP. The Germantown Academy alum is an honors graduate of Wake Forest University and The George Washington University Law School. Admitted in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District and the Southern District of New York, Canavan is barred in both Pennsylvania and New York. He will split his time between the firm’s Philadelphia and Silicon Valley offices. He is not admitted in California but will be sitting for the California bar exam in February 2023.
Dostal holds degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Virginia School of Law, graduating in 2019. O’Neil, a twice-minted Wildcat, is a 2020 graduate of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. And Coon, who graduated from Michigan State University and Penn State Law, also earned his J.D. in 2020.
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