Biography
William Sullivan concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental law, land use law, redevelopment law, and renewable energy law.
Mr. Sullivan’s practice includes the representation of clients with respect to a wide variety of land use and redevelopment projects, energy infrastructure projects, environmental permitting and compliance, site remediation, and related litigation. He has represented private developers on significant development and redevelopment projects throughout northern New Jersey, in communities such as Hackensack, Ridgefield, Teterboro, Woodland Park, Harrison, Kearny, Linden, Newark and the Oranges. For example, he served as the primary permitting counsel for a $1 billion regional, private energy transmission project in Bergen and Hudson Counties, and he served as the land use and permitting counsel for the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Mr. Sullivan also represents public clients in land use regulatory matters, including the City of Elizabeth Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Township of South Orange Village Planning Board, and the Township of Bloomfield Historic Preservation Commission.
He has represented clients in regard to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, including advice on financial incentives, contracting for efficiency and renewable projects, and regulatory approvals related to these projects.
Mr. Sullivan’s litigation experience includes cases related to land use development, contaminated site remediation and environmental and commercial insurance coverage disputes.
Publications
| Title | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|
| It's Time To Take A Close Look At Energy Efficiency And Solar Installations | Meadowlands USA Magazine | 2010 |
Media
| Title | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Readiness for Any Task, Billable or Not, Is Key, Scarinci Hollenbeck's Sullivan Says | Law.com | June 10, 2019 |
Articles
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Releases Solar Transition Straw Proposal
January 3, 2019
EPA Unveils Much-Anticipated Clean Water Rule
January 4, 2019
Is the New Jersey Solar Industry Headed for Collapse?
December 5, 2018
Historic Property Reinvestment Act Seeks to Incentivize Historic Preservation in New Jersey
December 3, 2018
Trio of Bills Seek to Boost New Jersey Renewable Energy Use
November 4, 2017
NJ Court Rules Res Judicata Did Not Bar Development Application
October 1, 2017
NJ Appeals Court Upholds Automatic Approval of Site Plan Application
September 3, 2017
Gov. Christie Signs Bills to Preserve New Jersey Farmland
August 3, 2017
NJ Appeals Court Addresses Standing to Challenge Site Plan Approval
March 4, 2017
Newark Enacts Environmental Justice & Cumulative Impacts Ordinance
July 4, 2016
Gov. Christie Signs NJDEP Waterfront Access Bill
February 1, 2016
NJ Appeals Court Invalidates DEP’s Public Access Rules
January 2, 2016
NJ District Court Dismisses Property Tax Claim Tied to Paulsboro Train Derailment
June 2, 2015
News & Events
Videos
William C. Sullivan of Scarinci Hollenbeck Discusses the Hudson Transmission Project
March 2, 2012
News & Events
Recent Articles
- Education
- Rutgers University School of Law (JD, 1985)
- Washington University (BA, magna cum laude, 1982)
- Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- Additional Information
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Board of Directors, Environmental Law Section; Land Use Law Section)
- Chair, NJSBA Environmental Law Section, 2017-2018