
Overview
Charles Patrizia is a partner in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He has 30 years of experience in environmental and energy law, including federal regulatory and permitting requirements, and state regulatory and permitting requirements. He has an active litigation and counseling practice involving environmental, energy, project development, and permitting, as well as other commercial matters and government contracts. He represents clients in a range of international and national transactions involving energy, the environment, chemical and hazardous substances, and biotechnology.
Since joining the firm in 1985, Mr. Patrizia has represented clients on permitting, enforcement, regulatory, and legislative issues under the Federal Power Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, Natural Gas Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Superfund, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
He regularly advises clients on liability and related issues in enforcement proceedings and as part of business transactions; he leads the firm practice in relation to the interplay between projects and federal review requirements, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act. Mr. Patrizia has been the partner responsible for leading permitting and related development efforts for major greenfield and brownfield projects, working closely with client and Paul Hastings teams in the negotiation and organization of sites, contracting issues, bond financing (including industrial development and pollution control bonds), state and local incentives, and permitting.
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, A.B., 1972
news
- Paul Hastings Secures Putative Class Action Victory for Nissin - April 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Vector Capital in Sale of MarkLogic to Progress - January 3rd, 2023
- Sensata Technologies to Acquire Dynapower - May 9th, 2022
- Sensata Technologies to Acquire Dynapower - May 9th, 2022
- Francisco Partners Makes Significant Growth Investment in Veson Nautical - March 17th, 2022
- ScottsMiracle-Gro Acquires Luxx Lighting - January 7th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Advises 2U, Inc. in Acquisition of edX - June 29th, 2021
- Symphony Technology Group to Acquire FireEye Products Business for $1.2 Billion - June 2nd, 2021
- Merck Announces Agreement to Acquire Alydia Health Before Spinoff of Organon - March 30th, 2021
- Symphony Technology Group to Acquire McAfee’s Enterprise Business for $4 Billion - March 8th, 2021
- H.I.G Capital Sells Whitney Bradley & Brown to Serco for $295 Million - February 17th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Named ‘Real Estate Group of the Year’ by Law360 - December 23rd, 2020
- SPH Analytics Population Health Division and Azara Healthcare Merge to Create a Leading Population Health Company - December 22nd, 2020
- Paul Hastings’ Premier High Yield Platform Advises on $1.2 Billion of Debut High Yield Deals in the Healthcare Sector - November 10th, 2020
- Barclays, BBVA and KeyBanc Serve as Joint Bookrunning Managers in Prime Healthcare’s Debut $700 Million Secured Notes Offering - November 4th, 2020
- Francisco Partners to Acquire Forcepoint from Raytheon Technologies - October 28th, 2020
- Merck Animal Health to Acquire U.S. Rights to SENTINEL® Brand of Combination Parasiticides for Companion Animals - May 13th, 2020
- Saba Software To Be Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand for $1.4 Billion - February 25th, 2020
- Jacobs to Acquire Wood's Nuclear Business - August 20th, 2019
- Jinxin Fertility Group Debuts in US$390 Million Hong Kong IPO - June 25th, 2019
insights
- Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay of OSHA Vaccine / Testing Mandate; Justice Kavanaugh May Rule or Refer to Full Supreme Court - December 21st, 2021
- OSHA Releases Emergency Temporary Standard Implementing Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers - November 5th, 2021
- Task Force Issues Guidance on President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors - September 29th, 2021
- China Enacts Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: Increasing Uncertainty for Companies with China Operations - June 16th, 2021
- Biden Administration Pursues Suite of Actions Against Russia - April 15th, 2021
- The Biden Administration’s U.S.-China Policy Takes Shape - March 19th, 2021
- Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Soon to be Required in the United States, Shifting the Burden From Financial Institutions to Companies - December 16th, 2020
- Federal Reserve Seeks to Raise Interest by Issuing Revised FAQs for Its Main Street Lending Program - September 28th, 2020
- Commerce Simplifies—but Expands—the Foreign Direct Product Rule for Huawei - August 19th, 2020
- Nine Things You Need to Know About the Trump Administration Sanctions Against TikTok and WeChat - August 10th, 2020
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Developers of Drugs Containing Cannabis and Opens Comment Period - August 10th, 2020
- Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program to Nonprofit Organizations and Updates FAQs - July 20th, 2020
- FERC Updates Tolling Order Practice in Wake of D.C. Circuit Opinion - July 15th, 2020
- Department of Energy Issues Request for Information to Bolster Bulk Power System Executive Order - July 14th, 2020
- D.C. Circuit Bars FERC Tolling Orders on Rehearing, Upending Agency’s Review Process - July 8th, 2020
- In Guidance to Financial Institutions with Hemp-Related Business Customers, FinCEN Clarifies Due Diligence Requirements - July 6th, 2020
- Borrower’s Guide to PPP Loans - June 19th, 2020
- Federal Reserve Board Revises and Prepares to Open the Main Street Lending Program - June 11th, 2020
- Commerce Department Adds Thirty Three Companies to the Entity List as Trade Tensions with China Escalate - June 8th, 2020
- Not a Party, Not a Problem: SCOTUS Rules That Non-Signatories Can Enforce International Arbitration Agreements in U.S. Courts - June 3rd, 2020
Engagement & Publications
- Author, "The Effects of the Supreme Court’s Lucia v. SEC Decision across Administrative Agencies," Infrastructure, Vol. 57, No. 4, at 3 (Summer 2018)
- Coauthor, "Regulatory Conflicts Facing Electric Utilities under the Clean Air Act," The Electricity Journal (March 1992)
- Co-Author, "Can the Arkansas-Entergy-New Orleans Regional Planning Body Pass Muster?" The Electricity Journal (January/February 1992).
- Author, "Parker v. Brown, a Preemption Analysis," Yale Law Journal (1975)
- Lectured extensively on a variety of environmental and utility matters
Involvement
- Member, the Council of the American Bar Association Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law
- Member, ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law
- Member, the Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
- Instructor in trial advocacy tactics at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy