Foster Pepper has one of the largest Land Use and Environmental practices in the Pacific Northwest, which provides our clients with broad expertise on virtually every aspect of land use and environmental law. Our goal is to achieve our clients’ development objectives by minimizing regulatory cost and delay. Our experience includes unparalleled success representing private and public clients on all sizes of projects in the Pacific Northwest, from small in-fill developments to large residential, mixed-use, commercial, and public works projects. We have a demonstrated track record providing timely and cost-effective legal advice that enables our clients to navigate complex regulatory environments and take their projects from conception to completion.
Foster Pepper's land use practice is top ranked by Best Lawyers® and Chambers USA 2012 legal directory. Chambers recently noted "this preeminent, market-leading firm has the largest land use and environmental practice group in the region, covering every area of land use law."
Our Land Use and Environmental attorneys have expertise in all aspects of land use and environmental law, including:
- Site Acquisition
- Land Use and Environmental Due Diligence
- Planning/Zoning/Subdivision Regulation
- Commercial and Mixed-Use Projects
- Residential Plats and Subdivisions
- Large Public Infrastructure Projects including Public Transportation, Roads, Airports, Wastewater Treatment
- Project Permits and Approvals from Local, State, and Federal Regulatory Agencies
- Growth Management Act Compliance
- Shorelines and Wetlands Regulation
- Environmental Remediation and Cost Recovery
- Water Quality and Water Resources
- NEPA/SEPA Compliance
- Land Use and Environmental Litigation before Administrative Boards and All Levels of Judicial Review (Superior Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court)