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David represents landowners, public entities, developers, energy companies, and businesses regarding land use, environmental, and natural resource issues in permitting, enforcement, and rule-making matters before federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and state and federal trial and appellate courts. He has frequently lectured and written about environmental and land use regulation.David has broad experience in land use, environmental review, wetlands, endangered species, water quality, and natural resource issues with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, State Water Resources Control Board and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, California Coastal Commission, California Energy Commission, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and cities and counties.David’s litigation experience includes federal and state suits involving the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Federal Flood Insurance Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Endangered Species Act, Fish and Game Code, Porter-Cologne Act, Permit Streamlining Act, and regulatory takings under the U.S. Constitution.Specialties: Land use and development, environmental review under NEPA and CEQA, natural resources, water quality, wetlands, wildlife, and endangered species.Representation of clients before federal, state, and local agencies and federal and state trial and appellate courts.

Listed skills include Environmental Law, Land Use, Environmental Awareness, Wetlands, and 27 others.