John Kolaga
Partner
Environmental
Project Development, Land Use & Energy
Real Estate
What I love about project development and environmental law is that it’s not just the physical environment that’s constantly evolving—our political environment, business environment, and social environment are all changing every day. These are some of the factors I balance as I litigate construction and development and environmental law issues, whether I’m negotiating consent orders or settlement agreements with regulators, advising clients (and colleagues) on due diligence issues in the cases of acquisition or sale, or counseling clients on legal developments related to topics such as biosolids and brownfields.
Achievements
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2025
Legal Elite, Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal, 2013, 2014
Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2011–2014, 2024
Who’s Who in Law, Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal, 2012
William Faust Award for Distinguished Service to the Air & Waste Management Association, Niagara Frontier Section, 2006