Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell lawyers have worked closely with airport proprietors and communities to maximize the economic development potential of collateral airport lands, doing so in a manner that accommodates long-term airport land use, safety and revenue needs and the policies and goals of airport neighbors. These projects have involved a broad range of disciplines, including land use and planning law, environmental review and regulation, federal grant restrictions and regulation, local government law, and financial issues. The firm's lawyers have advised a major international airport on the transfer and redevelopment of an adjacent military base under the base closure laws; assisted the redevelopment agency for a closed military base in a strategy for attracting aviation-related development; represented the private developer who is responsible for the redevelopment of the former Stapleton International Airport in Denver; assisted in the cleanup and redevelopment of former airport property; and have advised clients in planning for optimizing development value and compatible land use objectives in collateral land development.
