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of Crystal (municipal dedication requirement); and Potts v. City of Hugo (interpretation of municipal zoning ordinance). (4) MSA 429 Projects The firm has been involved in a number of appeals of special assessments. While this is not a mainstay of our practice, we are very familiar with all of the legal principles pertaining to "benefited property" as well as the procedures for proposed assessments, public hearings and appeals and are well suited to represent the City in this area. (5) Environmental and Superfund Law LS &D has one of the larger environmental practices in the state of Minnesota. The firm has regular dealings with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency "PCA and the United States Environmental Protection Agency "EPA on a full range of environmental issues. In the Superfund area, LS &D has represented a number of businesses in superfund investigations, lawsuits, settlements, and property cleanups. During the course of this representation, we have hired and managed environmental consultants, worked with generator groups and negotiated with governmental entities. Other areas of environmental law our lawyers handle on a regular basis include underground storage tanks, environmental criminal law and compliance, environmental legislation and rule making, pre- purchase investigations, environmental assessment worksheet and environmental impact statement compliance, wetlands issues, metropolitan significance proceedings, and solid waste and resource recovery issues. The firm is also proud of its commitment to public interest and public service in the environmental field. Firm attorneys were founders of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group "MPIRG and counsel for the Sierra Club and have drafted many of the state's key environmental laws, served on the board of the PCA, the Minnesota Hazardous Substance Injury Compensation Board, the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, the Project Environment Foundation and the Minneapolis Environmental Commission, and have served as chief counsel for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. c. Employment Law LS &D's employment law department consists of 10 attorneys practicing full time in the area of employment law. The firm is nationally recognized for its employment law expertise and has represented numerous clients, both large and small, in public and private employment matters. For example, we have represented the University of Minnesota in three class action cases claiming discrimination in faculty appointments, student aid and athletic scholarships. In addition, the firm litigated over 50 claims made by female faculty members at the University of Minnesota in connection with the 1980 Rajender consent decree. 5