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Panoche Valley Solar project in federal and California courts against motions for preliminary injunction alleging violations of protected species, wetlands, and CEQA requirements.

San Francisco Department of the Environment on local, state, and federal permitting and environmental review (CEQA/NEPA) requirements for siting, in collaboration with PG&E, tidal energy project in San Francisco Bay, and wave energy project off Ocean Beach.

Prosecuted Nevada state court challenge to Nevada Public Utilities Commission order altering the tariff for rooftop solar energy on behalf of Solar City and Sunrun.

West Basin Municipal Water District in local, state, and federal permitting for Ocean Water Desalination Project and defended CEQA challenge to EIR.

Oil and gas producer in defending produced water injection well project against CEQA challenge.

Prosecuted challenges to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion for delta smelt and National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion for salmonids restricting operation of California and federal water projects.

Genentech and tech company coalition to defend the City and County of San Francisco’s employee shuttle program against CEQA challenge.

Secured dismissal for Avalon Bay Communities, Inc., of a CEQA lawsuit (affirmed on appeal) brought by the Carpenters Union to stop development of transit-oriented apartment complex.

National trade associations as intervenors to successfully defend 2019 revisions to Endangered Species Act implementing regulations against litigation challenge.

Timberland owners and timber companies in permitting operations and defending against state and federal litigation challenges involving CEQA/NEPA, protected species, and water quality.

California Department of Food and Agriculture on PEIR and implementing regulations for cannabis cultivation licensing and on Joint PEIS/PEIR for Wildlife Damage Management Program (with USDA-WS).

Island Conservation on legal issues and requirements for projects to eradicate invasive species from islands to restore native seabird populations.

The Nature Conservancy on legal requirements for program to auction rights to flood rice fields for migratory bird habitat and on marine conservation projects, including fleet reduction/buyback program.

Secured dismissal (affirmed by the Ninth Circuit in a published decision) of a citizen suit alleging that California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials violated the ESA by removing an endangered plant that had been illegally transplanted to site to block proposed residential development.

The Legal 500 USA (2022)

The Legal 500 USA (2021-22)

Chambers USA (2015-16)

Best Lawyers (2013, 2016)

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