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Sam Dykstra

Sam Dykstra is an environmental partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Sam advises private equity firms, financial institutions and strategic clients on a broad spectrum of environmental issues in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, real estate deals, and other transactional contexts. He leverages a sophisticated understanding of domestic and international environmental legal regimes to help clients achieve regulatory compliance and satisfy their risk management goals. Sam has significant experience with negotiating environmental contractual provisions and conducting due diligence, including retaining and working with engineers and other technical consultants. Additionally, he has advised clients in litigation, environmental insurance, and permitting matters. Sam has worked successfully with clients and targets across a wide array of industries, including transportation and logistics, healthcare, hospitality, agriculture, meat processing, retail, REITs, energy exploration and transmission, real estate development, environmental and restoration services, and the manufacturing and/or distribution of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food products, cosmetics, electronic components, and plastics. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Sam Dykstra is an environmental partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He advises private equity firms, financial institutions and strategic clients on environmental issues in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, real estate deals, and other transactional contexts. He has experience with negotiating environmental contractual provisions, conducting due diligence, and advising in litigation, environmental insurance, and permitting matters.

Practice areas

Environmental LawMergers And AcquisitionsRegulatory ComplianceLitigationPermitting

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Expertise

Environmental Issues In TransactionsDue DiligenceEnvironmental Contractual ProvisionsLitigationEnvironmental InsurancePermitting