Environment
USA Guide 2024 : California
Band 2
About
Provided by Perkins Coie LLP
With more than 100 environment and natural resources attorneys in offices across the United States, our attorneys provide comprehensive counsel to clients navigating the complex statutory and regulatory framework of environmental and natural resource law. We advise, we litigate, and we help shape environmental policy at the federal, state, and local levels. Our team has the experience, depth and breadth to address any environmental or natural resource issue confronting our clients, serving a wide range of industries.
Our California team is a recognized market leader with a deep bench of experienced attorneys who are leaders in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), water and wildlife protection, air quality regulation, and environmental contamination, torts, and clean-up cost recovery. Unlike many environmental practice groups, the California Environment practice are equally adept at litigation and counselling. Clients seek us out to secure their most challenging permits, to defend their highest-stakes environmental litigation, and to prevent such litigation from ever being filed.
Perkins Coie has significant experience throughout the country handling environmental considerations in acquisitions, sales and refinancing, including managing complex diligence reviews, assessing and allocating risk, negotiating transactional documentation and handling post-closing compliance and site remediation issues.
Chambers Review
Perkins Coie LLP has an established group engaged in environmental counseling and litigation for clients across a range of industries. Experienced in handling permitting matters and environmental impact reports for private developers. Additional capacity to assist with air and water quality issues, as well as on environmental torts and contaminated sites. Regularly handles matters pertaining to the development of energy industry projects, including both traditional and renewable energy matters.
Work Highlights
- Perkins Coie LLP represented Stanford University in the environmental review and permitting for the Searsville Watershed Restoration Project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Perkins Coie is solution-focused and strategic."
"The team is highly skilled and qualified, knows the law and has good instincts for the strategies."
"Perkins Coie is solution-focused and strategic."
"The team is highly skilled and qualified, knows the law and has good instincts for the strategies."
Notable Practitioners
Barbara Schussman's practice covers environmental issues affecting development projects including CEQA, NEPA and endangered species issues.
"Barbara has great technical knowledge and is very thoughtful in her approach."
Julie Jones obtains and defends environmental permits for development projects. She handles CEQA, land use and natural resources issues.
"She's been very useful and is knowledgeable on CEQA litigation."
"A great strategist."
San Francisco office managing partner Laura Zagar is adept at handling complex energy and infrastructure matters such as offshore wind projects. Her capabilities extend to environmental litigation for notable clients.
"Laura has added tremendous value to our work."
Marc Bruner regularly advises on compliance and permitting issues for private companies and public agencies. His environmental expertise covers the CWA, NEPA and endangered species challenges and related proceedings.
"Marc Bruner is a very good land use lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Perkins Coie LLP
California