About

Provided by Stoel Rives LLP

Our Environment, Land Use, and Natural Resources Practice Group is recognized as a leader in the Pacific Northwest, Mountain regions, California, and Alaska. The firm offers one of the nation's largest environmental law practices. We handle all aspects of regulatory compliance and litigation, including air, water, chemical substance and waste compliance counseling; enforcement and citizen suit defense; land use permitting, contaminated site cleanup; insurance recovery; federal lands permitting; environmental aspects of real estate and corporate transactions; and other issues involving ESA, NEPA, CAA, CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA, and related state law obligations. Our attorneys are known for their technical acumen. We drill deeply into the technical and scientific aspects of environmental issues, working with teams of scientists, engineers, and business managers to develop whole solutions—not just legal advice.

Areas of Focus:

  • Air Quality
  • Arctic Law
  • Chemical Substances
  • Climate Change
  • Contaminated Lands
  • Endangered Species
  • Environmental Compliance, Insurance, and Litigation
  • Land Use
  • Mining
  • Oil and Gas
  • Permitting
  • Protected Species
  • Timber and Forest Products
  • Tribal Law
  • Waste
  • Water Quality
  • Water Rights & Supplies
  • Wetlands

Members

Provided by Stoel Rives LLP

Allison Smith

David E Filippi

David E Filippi

Head of Department

Elizabeth Ewens

Eric Martin

Jennifer Spaletta

Melissa Foster

Michael Mills

Rachel Cox

Thomas Braun

Timothy Taylor

Veronica Keithley

Clients

Provided by Stoel Rives LLP

City of Medford, Oregon

Deschutes Basin Board of Control (DBBC)

Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.

Hilcorp Alaska LLC

Idaho Power

Olympic Game Farm

Oregon Industrial Stormwater Group

Oregon State University

Oregon Water Resource Congress

Pacific Seafood Company

Perdue Agribusiness LLC/Perdue Farms, Inc.

Portland General Electric

Industries

Provided by Stoel Rives LLP

Agriculture and Food Processing

Chemicals

Construction & Materials

Energy Facilities

Forest Products and Timberlands

Irrigation Districts and Water Supply

Manufacturing

Mining

Oil and Gas

Ports

Primary and Secondary Metals

Pulp and Paper

Recycling and Waste Treatment