Michael F. Floyd

Mike concentrates his practice in the areas of land use planning and zoning, environmental permitting, and regulatory compliance at all governmental levels. His clients include industrial, commercial, and residential property owners and developers in all phases of development and redevelopment projects. He regularly appears before municipal planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment, governing bodies, county boards, and regional agencies and authorities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mike has represented clients in, among other areas, land use matters involving entitlements for industrial parks; large-scale warehouse/distribution facilities; e-commerce fulfillment centers; affordable housing projects; retail centers; mixed-use projects; manufacturing facilities; electric generation facilities; natural gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and renewable energy projects. Mike also has extensive experience in counseling clients and obtaining permits and approvals for what are often controversial land use projects and uses, such as billboards, solar farms, group homes, addiction facilities, and other projects and uses that involve neighborhood and/or political opposition.

Mike regularly counsels clients on environmental permitting issues and compliance, as well as title insurance. Mike has also worked on the creation and administration of Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act registrations with respect to numerous residential projects in New Jersey. He also advises clients on Validity Challenges and Curative Amendments in Pennsylvania.

In coordination with Archer Public Affairs, Mike provides clients with full-service government and regulatory affairs advice and advocacy on a variety of land use and real estate matters helping clients to achieve their business objectives.

Prior to attending law school, Mike spent three years as an Admission Counselor and Assistant Dean of Admission at Colgate University. He also spent two years as a Sales Engineer with AMP and later Tyco Electronics, where he focused on sales and marketing primarily with communication equipment designers, manufacturers and subcontractors, as well as the creation of distribution and consignment programs.