Judah C. Lieblich

Associate

Judah C. Lieblich

Associate

Judah Lieblich is an environmental attorney whose practice is focused on environmental law, climate change, and the energy transition. Judah advises clients regarding the development and operation of renewable energy projects, including evaluating and assessing environmental risks, environmental permitting, and local government review. He regularly works with both renewable energy project owners and operators as well as lenders and investors in renewable energy projects, providing advice on wetlands regulations, endangered species issues, and archaeological resources.

Judah provides strategic legal, policy, and business advice to clients regarding environmental compliance, climate change, sustainability, waste management, and beneficial reuse. He also advises clients on matters related to ESG, including green claims and green washing considerations, as well as Clean Tech. In addition, Judah provides counsel associated with environmental matters in M&A transactions, such as environmental due diligence or the reviewing and amending of purchase agreements and financial documents.

Judah also has experience representing clients in contaminated land development as well as counseling on land use and zoning issues and regulatory compliance.

Having experienced differing legal systems as a previously practicing attorney in Australia, he is uniquely positioned to bring innovative perspective to problem solving to clients globally, including representing clients in Australia.

Judah has also worked with nonprofit clients, including Conservation Florida, a nonprofit conservation land trust, in matters related to dedicating land for conservation to protect Florida’s wildlife and habitat.

Judah is in the Environmental Practice Group and is a member of the Energy Industry Team.

Awards and Recognition

  • LexisNexis: Legal Research Certificate

Affiliations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Florida Brownfields Association

Presentations and Publications

  • Author, “Minimum Size Restrictions are a Problem for Fisheries, is Litigation the Solution?” 48 Envtl. L. Rep. News & Analysis (2018).
10 May 2024

AIM Act Update: Certified Audit for Recipients of Specific Allocations Due May 31, 2024

To avoid being caught unaware, companies subject to regulation under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) hydroflouorocarbon (HFC) reduction rules promulgated under The American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act must file a third-party audit of the company’s quarterly and annual HFC inventory reports previously submitted to the EPA by May 31, 2024.
15 February 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Mitsubishi Corporation on Strategic Partnership with Elemental Holding for Platinum Group Metals Recycling

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation on its strategic partnership with Elemental Holding SA for platinum group metals recycling.
31 May 2023 Foley Viewpoints

Wetlands No More? U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Regulation of Wetlands in Sackett v. EPA Decision

On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Sackett v. EPA, effectively narrowing the scope of federally protected wetlands to which the Clean Water Act applies.
04 April 2023 Foley Viewpoints

PFAS Watch: Proposed New Drinking Water Limits and Likely Impacts

EPA is proposing nationally uniform and federally enforceable limits on six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water for the first time. This marks a key milestone in EPA's PFAS roadmap and establishes an important structural support in the developing body of PFAS regulation.
16 February 2023 Foley Viewpoints

Why You Should Pay Attention to the Revised, Broadened ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Assessments

On December 15, 2022, the United States EPA published a notice of a Final Rule approving the use of a new American Society for Testing & Materials standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.