Michael W. Parker

Associate 

mparker@rackemann.com

Tel: 617-542-2300

- Business- Environmental/Land Use- Real Estate

 

Education

Bar and Court Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Practice Focus

Mr. Parker advises clients on a variety of environmental, land use, zoning, real estate and business issues.

Notable Experience

• Lead attorney on several significant Federal Superfund sites
• Counsel to  Fortune 500 companies regarding redevelopment of one of the country's largest Superfund sites
• Provide environmental advice to a major regional asphalt production and paving company
• Obtained and transferred over 500 local, state and federal environmental and land use permits and approvals.

Background

Mr. Parker served as Senior Enforcement Counsel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  He has represented the United States in a number of matters involving hazardous waste sites and negotiated several Consent Decrees.

Mr. Parker has represented clients before EPA, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and other state DEPs on numerous occasions regarding Federal and State Superfund, the Clean Water Act,  RCRA, EPCRA, Clean Air Act, the Wetlands Protection Act, the Massachusetts Water Management Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.  He has transfered over 500 federal, state and local permits for several significant corporate transactions and has overseen countless comprehensive due diligence activities. He also provides environmental advice on site cleanup liability, private cost recovery actions, including Brownfields issues and environmental insurance. He has significant expertise regarding waterfront land use regulation and development.  He serves as corporate counsel to various businesses and represents several condominium associations.

Mr. Parker has negotiated several significant retail leases, commercial purchase and sales agreements, and financing agreements.

Professional Activities

• Co-chair of Redeveloping Brownfields, Boston Bar CLE, 2006;
• Logan Airport Citizens Advisory Committee;
• Member of The Boston Harbor Association’s Harbor Use Committee;
• Mayor Pro-Tem of Nederland, CO;
• Boston Bar Association Environmental Section Steering Committee;
• NAIOP