About me
Backed by 30 years of multidisciplinary experience across environmental, land use, and corporate transactions, Maribel Nicholson-Choice is a regulatory and transactional counsel focusing on due diligence and risk analysis for complex real estate, corporate, and M&A transactions involving highly regulated assets. She advises investment funds, property owners, and financial institutions on identifying compliance exposure, operational risk, and post-closing liability, including in matters involving health care and life sciences-related facilities. She is particularly experienced in advising investors and lenders in distressed and structured finance contexts, including foreclosure, restructuring, and portfolio transactions. Her practice includes reviewing and interpretation of technical diligence materials, assessing facility and operational risks, and translation of findings into deal terms, including indemnities and risk allocation. She advises due diligence, transactional matters, and disputes involving regulated assets, including health care operations, senior living facilities, laboratory and industrial sites, and redevelopment projects. She evaluates environmental and operational risks, including those arising from regulated and medical waste streams, infrastructure conditions, and ongoing compliance obligations. She also has deep experience advising on redevelopment of complex properties, including brownfields and other regulated sites, and navigating federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks to resolve complex permitting and compliance issues, including submerged lands and waterfront permitting for yacht docking and mooring. Maribel was a primary participant in drafting Florida’s environmental justice legislation and served on the Florida Environmental Equity and Justice Study Commission. She continues to advise clients on redevelopment and sustainability matters, including environmental justice, and has been a frequent speaker before the Florida Chamber of Commerce on these topics. Prior to joining the firm, Maribel served as Assistant City Attorney of the City of Tallahassee. She co-chaired the Florida Environmental Regulatory Commission and represented the regulated community on the Florida Environmental Equity and Justice Study Commission. Additionally, she significantly contributed to the Cascades Cleanup Project, a successful initiative to transform a former Superfund site into a vibrant urban park in Tallahassee.
