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NEWS FLASH

• Malissa McKeith, National Chair of the Resources and Development practice group, and representing the U.S. nonprofit Citizens United for Resources and the Environment, comments on the recent legislation passed by Congress addressing the International Water Rights legal battle along the U.S.- Mexico border.  International water rights case along U.S.-Mexico border heats up
• Malissa McKeith sheds light on the potential environmental impact of Baja California's Real Estate Boom.  To view the entire article, click on the following link:  http://www.sandiegometro.com/2006/dec/baja2.php

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP specializes in real estate development & land use law. We are knowledgeable about commercial, residential, industrial and agricultural projects from both the public agency and developer side.

Lewis Brisbois attorneys handle the following types of transactions:

• All aspects of redevelopment law including local authority administration.
• All aspects of pre-acquisition due diligence including entitlements. 
• Compliance with environmental laws including CEQA, Endangered Species Act, Fish & Game Act, and National Environmental Policy Act including remediation.
• Acquisition and disposition including ERN's, purchase and sale agreements, DDA's, property conveyance documents, common interest agreements, reciprocal easements, and other joint use agreements.
• Retail / office / industrial and ground leasing.
• Brown Act, Public Records Act and Political Reform Act compliance.
• Affordable housing development.
• All public entity litigation including inverse condemnation and eminent domain.
• Military Base Reuse advice including conversion and civilian reuse; CERCLA, RCRA and public airport administration.
• Negotiate regulatory, administrative, and legal issues with governmental agencies. Drafting of contracts, leases, and licenses for government-owned facilities.
• All aspects of financing including construction, bridge and permanent financing transactions and bond financings.
• Obtaining permits from the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Fish & Game, and Regional Water Quality Control Boards for streambed alteration agreements.
• Structuring of water transfers between rural and urban areas.
• Representation in groundwater basin adjudication proceedings.
• Defense of landowner water rights, particularly in agricultural areas.
• All transactional and permitting support for large scale energy projects including liquid natural gas, geothermal, and thermal solar plants.

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