David Johnson Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, AZ, US

Chaoyang District, Beijing, CN

• Led and advised on the following acquisitions and related due diligence:
• $853M (including $75M contingent payment) for the sale of the Northparkes mine to Evolution Mining Ltd
• $550M purchase of the Kisanfu Project from Freeport-McMoRan
• $550M metals streaming transaction at the Northparkes Mine with Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp
• $518M acquisition of IXM S.A., from the Louis Dreyfus groupI have also advised or worked on the following while with CMOC:
• Led a team of 20+ professionals from different functions and countries

Chaoyang District, Beijing, CN

Chaoyang District, Beijing, CN

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Represented CAWCD in negotiations with the United States government and various private and public counterparties on the Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan
• Counseled senior management on EHS matters including NEPA reviews, the EPA Waters of the United States rulemaking, OSHA and ADOSH compliance, a CERCLA site cleanup in Nevada, and the Colorado River habitat conservation.
• As part of a multi-state PRP group, represented CAWCD in settlement negotiations in Tronox v Kerr-McGee, the largest environmental settlement in US history and which involved the cleanup of perchlorate contamination at.
• Supervised outside counsel in Navajo Nation v Department of the Interior (9th Circuit) on water supply issues and in Ak-Chin v CAWCD (D. Ariz.) on Indian water rights settlements
• Represented CAWCD in meetings with legislative and executive branch officials at the US and state level, and negotiations with representatives of the United States, Mexico, Native American tribes, and other western.
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts including goods and services procurement, real estate development, transmission easements, operations and maintenance, and infrastructure development project contracts

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Advised senior management on federal and state laws and regulations in the fields of water resources, environmental, administrative, labor and employment, and procurement law
• Supervised outside litigation counsel in the Gila River Adjudication which adjudicates the water rights claim to the Gila River and in Misturini v. Arizona (D. Ariz. 2012) on claims of wrongful termination and.
• Managed and worked with staff on the preparation of reports in anticipation of and pursuant to litigation

US

Advising tribal clients on gaming finance and natural resources matters.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Environment and Natural Resources group advising mining and other industry clients.

Environmental and Natural Resources boutique advising industrial clients on water and wastewater permitting and construction and on environmental remediation.

Leading Ukrainian law firm servicing foreign and domestic clients with a focus on corporate law, due diligence, and mergers and acquisitions.

J.D., Law

L.L.M., Environmental Law

B.A., English