Areas of Practice

Ms. Zoli has extensive experience in the transfer, permitting and development of energy projects, particularly electric-generating and natural-gas-pipeline facilities. Recent examples of Ms. Zoli’s energy work include strategic development and acquisition advice, compliance counseling and litigation services on behalf of nuclear-powered, fossil-fuel and wind-turbine electric-generating stations, as well as strategic counseling for a leading “Green tag” provider.

Ms. Zoli also has done extensive work on the assessment and permitting of redevelopment projects involving complex sites, including former nuclear assets. Her recent representations include the redevelopment of a former Army arsenal (and Superfund site) and a large-scale former municipal landfill, as well as the permitting associated with major metropolitan commercial-development projects.

In conjunction with her development and transactional work, Ms. Zoli also has pioneered the use of environmental-insurance coverage. Her recent environmental-insurance work includes implementation of the Commonwealth-subsidized environmental-insurance program developed in conjunction with the Massachusetts Brownfields legislation.

Ms. Zoli has considerable experience in environmental and energy-related litigation, including in the defense of governmental and citizen-suit enforcement actions under the major federal environmental acts, as well as their New York and Massachusetts counterparts. Recent...more »

Ms. Zoli has extensive experience in the transfer, permitting and development of energy projects, particularly electric-generating and natural-gas-pipeline facilities. Recent examples of Ms. Zoli’s energy work include strategic development and acquisition advice, compliance counseling and litigation services on behalf of nuclear-powered, fossil-fuel and wind-turbine electric-generating stations, as well as strategic counseling for a leading “Green tag” provider.

Ms. Zoli also has done extensive work on the assessment and permitting of redevelopment projects involving complex sites, including former nuclear assets. Her recent representations include the redevelopment of a former Army arsenal (and Superfund site) and a large-scale former municipal landfill, as well as the permitting associated with major metropolitan commercial-development projects.

In conjunction with her development and transactional work, Ms. Zoli also has pioneered the use of environmental-insurance coverage. Her recent environmental-insurance work includes implementation of the Commonwealth-subsidized environmental-insurance program developed in conjunction with the Massachusetts Brownfields legislation.

Ms. Zoli has considerable experience in environmental and energy-related litigation, including in the defense of governmental and citizen-suit enforcement actions under the major federal environmental acts, as well as their New York and Massachusetts counterparts. Recent examples of her work include the strategic defense of power-production facilities facing scrutiny of their cooling water intake structures under §316(b) of the Clean Water Act, the defense of an industrial client facing a multi-million-dollar, multi-media federal enforcement action featuring complex air issues, and a multi-media federal enforcement action involving hazardous-waste management practices and reporting. less »