The former general counsel to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Frank primarily concentrates his practice on resolving legal and technical issues associated with state and federal energy, environmental, regulatory, and compliance programs. He provides counsel to Fortune 500 companies on issues pertaining to project development, ranging from siting and permitting to regulatory-compliance matters. His environmental law knowledge enables him to additionally assist with siting energy infrastructure, compliance, and enforcement.
Frank handles the firm’s involvement in several major energy-siting projects while also monitoring daily activities involving the DEC and other state and federal regulatory agencies. Clients depend on his familiarity with DEC staff and his routine interaction with key DEC leaders that allows him to provide quick resolutions to client issues. He also handles matters before the NYS Department of Public Service Commission, the Department of Health, the Department of Transportation, the Department of State, the Office of Parks, the Recreation & Historical Preservation, the Office of General Services, the Adirondack Park Agency, the NY Power Authority, the NYS Energy Research & Development Authority, and the NYS Thruway Authority.
Frank is frequently the lead attorney on environmental matters involving the siting of electric-generation and linear-transmission projects and the enforcement, acquisition, transfer, modification, renewal, suspension, and revocation of federal and state environmental permits and 401 Water Quality Certifications. He has successfully guided clients in the prosecution and defense of CPLR Article 78 litigation pertaining to SEQRA and permits involving solid waste, water supply, SPDES, air, and storm-water.