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  • Lawyers
    • John Briscoe
    • David Ivester
    • Lawrence Bazel
    • Richard Wallace
    • Peter Prows
    • David Spielberg
    • Tony Francois
    • Maria C. Kao
    • Melina Rezaei
    • Nicole Kim
  • Practice Areas
    • Land Use & Natural Resources
    • Litigation
    • Land Title
    • Environmental Law
    • Community Association Law
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Experienced lawyers dedicated to excellence in the practice of land use, environmental, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel logo and natural resources law

Land Use & Natural Resources

Our lawyers offer specialized expertise helping clients achieve their land use and development goals in various pursuits, including commercial, residential, industrial, and agricultural. Deep knowledge, skill, and experience guides our advice and representation of clients regarding the array of laws—federal, state, and local—that governs the use and development of land and agency review of the effects of human activities on the environment, including the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Subdivision Map Act, California Coastal Act, Permit Streamlining Act, California Water Code, California Fish and Game Code, Williamson Act, the public trust doctrine, and local general plans and zoning ordinances, among others. Unparalleled knowledge of the law of the sea and international environmental law enables us to serve clients overseas as well. Our lawyers are particularly expert in water boundaries, waterfront development, and wetland and wildlife regulation.

Areas of Expertise

Air Quality and Climate Change

Brownfield Development and Redevelopment

Coastal and Waterfront Development

Conservation Easements

Eminent Domain

Energy

Endangered Species

Environmental Review – NEPA and CEQA

Fisheries

Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources

Land Use Approvals and Entitlements

Law of the Sea Treaty

Mining

Ocean and Coastal Resources

Public Lands

Regulatory Takings

Stormwater Regulation

Subdivisions

Water Quality

Water Rights and Supply

Wetlands

Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 935
San Francisco, CA 94104

firm@briscoelaw.net
(415) 402-2700

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