Pioneers of Environmental Law

One of the very first environmental law firms in the United States, Sive, Paget & Riesel was established over 50 years ago as a champion of energy, environment and land-use projects. The firm's founder, David Sive was a true pioneer in the legal industry and even referred to as the "father of environmental law". The firm's work spans the nation, but Sive, Paget & Riesel is best known for their role in most of Manhattan’s landmark projects over the past half century.

To honor the firm's pioneering spirit and unique accomplishments, Knapp Marketing designed a homepage that gives website visitors a sense of the breadth of the firm’s impact on New York City’s built and natural environment. The new interactive hero area invites visitors to engage and explore. An aerial photo of Manhattan and beyond provides a visual to website visitors that reflects Sive, Paget, & Riesel’s impact on New York City and her boroughs.

The firm and a number of its attorneys are highly recognized in the legal industry, and their expertise is reflected through robust attorney bio microsites, practice areas, and process sections of the website. The new site’s responsive design is highly optimized for search engines and mobile platforms, making their website a useful tool for clients looking for counsel within environmental law.

Our utilization of leaf green accents and a slim, serif font references Sive, Paget & Riesel’s environmentally-friendly roots and modern, forward-thinking trajectory. The result is a website that reflects the firm’s storied past, and is also a site that will grow with them into the future. We hope you like this website as much as we do.