Alfredo Fernández Quoted in Law360 Article Entitled "The Enviro Policies Real Estate Attorneys Are Eyeing in 2025"
by Emma Kennedy, Law360 | Articles
January 14, 2025
On the precipice of four years of expected deregulation, agency challenge, and a weakening of incentives and credits, real estate attorneys and their clients are in a wait-and-see phase to determine how environmental policy shifts will — or should — alter their work.
The regulatory whiplash many real estate practitioners decried throughout the Biden administration appears set to continue in the reverse with President-elect Donald Trump remaining vocal about emboldening fossil fuel operations, eliminating environmental justice initiatives, and rolling back regulations.
Law360 Real Estate Authority spoke with attorneys practicing in varied fields and states to find out the environmental policies and trends they're watching closely as 2025 kicks off. Shipman environmental attorney Alfredo Fernández talks about PFAS regulations in this article by Emma Kennedy.