Law360, New York (March 08, 2012, 12:22 PM ET) -- “My project is being challenged under CEQA. How long does it take for the process to run? When will I know if I can build?” These are always tough questions to answer when posed by a developer client, as there’s a great deal of uncertainty in the California Environmental Quality Act litigation process.
CEQA contains a number of hurdles, and jumping over them can halt projects for years, causing a ripple effect on the project sponsors. Sometimes, the litigation delay caused by a project opponent under...