Mr. Latham’s practice is concentrated in the areas of commercial and residential real estate development, as well as in commercial and environmental litigation. He has an extensive background in the applicability of environmental regulations to land use planning. He has also represented many professionals in the negotiation of employment and other practice-related agreements and in the dissolution of professional organizations.
Mr. Latham has a broad background in several areas of environmental law, including the regulation of hazardous and solid wastes and the remediation of Brownfields properties. He has served as special counsel to many Long Island municipalities on a variety of environmental and land use matters and has represented municipalities as well as the private sector in negotiations involving the privatization of municipal services.
Since 1993, he has served as special counsel to the City of Glen Cove on a number of projects, including its redevelopment of the Glen Cove waterfront. He has also served as special counsel to the City of Long Beach in the closure of its MSW incinerator and the remediation of hazardous waste at that site.
As special counsel to the City of Glen Cove, Mr. Latham negotiated a precedent-setting Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with USEPA for the acquisition of two superfund sites by the City’s Industrial Development Agency. Those sites are now the focal point of Glen Cove’s $500 million waterfront redevelopment.
Mr. Latham has been an adjunct faculty member at Williams College, where he received a B.A. degree in 1971. He received a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University in 1977.
Mr. Latham is a former chairman of the Environmental Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association.
Fordham University, J.D., 1977
Williams College, B.A., 1971
Senior Counsel Steve Latham and Associate Jacqueline Morley are pictured here on the 18th tee of the prestigious Noyac Golf Club at this year’s annual golf outing to benefit The Retreat. The sold-out event was held on October 24th and featured 80 golfers, a buffet prepared by Celebrity Chef Michael Symon and an auction of fine wines and outings at some […]
“The Retreat’s LPGA Pro-Am held each fall is the only tournament on Long Island that includes LPGA Pros, NFL Players, and amateurs on one field,” explains Golf Chair & Retreat Board Member Steve Latham. “The generosity of these sports figures and willingness to take a stand against violence is admirable. Over the past few years […]
On September 24th, Senior Partner Steve Latham hosted a Pro Am golf tournament to benefit a local charity, The Retreat. The tournament was held at the exclusive Friar’s Head Golf Club, located in Baiting Hollow, NY, overlooking the Long Island Sound. This year, the Pro-Am has been expanded to a field which will include 22 LPGA Pros […]
On September 11th, Senior Partner Steve Latham hosted a Pro Am golf tournament to benefit a local charity, The Retreat, at the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton. The Retreat provides a wide range of services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, their families and the Eastern Long Island community, including counseling, legal advocacy, […]
The Retreat, eastern Long Island’s only comprehensive domestic violence services agency, has appointed Senior Partner Stephen Latham to the Board of Directors. Mr. Latham is also Counsel to The Retreat. His volunteer resume includes service at the East Hampton Youth Alliance, where he served as a Board Member and Counsel, and the Children’s Museum of […]
Senior Partner Stephen B. Latham has been recognized in the 2013 New York Metropolitan area’s “Super Lawyers” in the practice area of real estate. Mr. Latham’s practice is concentrated in the areas of commercial and residential real estate development, as well as in commercial and environmental litigation.
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