Practice Areas & Industries: Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Lawyers from varied practice disciplines form an interdisciplinary team to assist clients in addressing the legal issues surrounding land use and public law. Our attorneys offer experience in land use planning, development, conservation, municipal government, working with local, state and federal government officials and agencies, finance and environmental and natural resources matters.

Services Available

In the Rocky Mountains and throughout the United States, we advise individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and government entities regarding land use and public law. We assist clients in shopping center, residential and office building development and in the mining, oil and gas, local government and airport, public utility, railroad and skiing industries. We have the experience to assist in large or small projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Our Practice

Clients have access to lawyers who concentrate their practice in specific aspects of the law relating to land use on an "as needed" basis, such as environmental, municipal and natural resources law. Our practice includes lawyers with substantial complex litigation experience in land use cases. We advise clients on all sides of regulatory issues as well. Specific services we offer our clients include the following:

• Land acquisition and assemblage
• Annexation, zoning and rezoning
• Conservation easements
• Facility siting and infrastructure assessment
• Traffic, parking and transportation planning
• Subdivision and platting
• Variances, permits and licenses
• Water rights development and regulation
• Environmental assessment and permitting
• Wetlands regulation
• Natural resources conservation and land protection
• Public and private financing, including bond work
• Leasing, development agreement and vested rights
• Condemnation and compensation matters
• Initiative and referendum
• Federal lands management and exchanges
• Local government special counsel
• Public/private agreements
• Intergovernmental agreements