Overview

White Brenner LLP understands the dual responsibility of protecting our unique and valuable natural resources while continuing to progress as a society. As such, the attorneys at White Brenner LLP have worked consciously to develop a deep expertise in all aspects of environmental law and natural resource issues, with a particular emphasis on California’s unique regulations and requirements. The firm routinely assists its clients in successfully navigating the complexities of state and federal environmental and natural resources laws.

White Brenner LLP’s environmental and natural resources practice includes a wide spectrum of representation on the federal, state and local level. The attorneys at White Brenner LLP represent clients in environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, enforcement and litigation, business transactions and legislative advocacy that involve environmental problems or risks. Whether the project involves water rights, water quality compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or the California Coastal Act, as well as matters involving air quality, hazardous waste, asbestos, and the California and Federal Endangered Species Acts, the Firm has led private and public clients to a successful outcome. White Brenner LLP assists clients with due diligence requirements, site audits, site remediation, and cost recovery. The environmental and natural resources practice at White Brenner LLP includes working with the California Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Air Resources Board, and California State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

White Brenner LLP assists both private and public clients through all aspects of CEQA and NEPA compliance. The attorneys at White Brenner LLP assist with pre-project planning and strategy before the CEQA/NEPA review process even begins, to minimize costs and maximize environmental protection. White Brenner LLP has the expertise to guide its clients through the entire process of writing, editing and approving Environmental Impact Reports and Environmental Impact Statements to fully comply with CEQA and NEPA requirements. If a legal challenge should arise, White Brenner LLP’s CEQA lawyers are skilled in the procedural and substantive intricacies of litigating CEQA and NEPA cases, including the short statutes of limitations, administrative record requirements, and unique briefing and oral argument issues.

The firm advises clients on acquisitions, sales and exchanges of various natural resources such as timber, minerals, water and other natural resources. We advise clients on the development of renewable energy projects such as hydroelectric, solar, wind and biomass from site acquisition to resource management and local, state and federal approvals. The attorneys at White Brenner LLP have expertise in water resource planning, endangered species regulations, and wetlands conversion and use. The firm’s expertise in environmental and natural resources includes administrative hearings, appeals and state and federal litigation.