Lessons Learned in Regulating Hemp
Co-author, California AG Network, February 17, 2021
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 5, Issue 4 - December 2020
Brownstein Client Alert, December 29, 2020
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 5, Issue 3 - November 2020
Brownstein Client Alert, November 2, 2020
Five Tips Before Acquiring a Site for Battery Energy Storage
Co-author, Renewable Energy World, August 24, 2020
How to Streamline Permitting for Battery Projects in California
Author, Renewable Energy World, June 29, 2020
CARES Act Amended: Agricultural Operations Now Eligible for SBA Loans Up to $2 million
Brownstein Client Alert, April 24, 2020
CEQA News You Can Use – Volume 5, Issue 1
Brownstein Client Alert, April 21,2020
CEQA News You Can Use, Vol. 4, Issue 4
Brownstein Client Alert, December 2019, Vol. 4, Issue 4
California's Changing Coastal and Shoreline Management: Legislative, Legal, and Regulatory Updates
Speaker, The Seminar Group California's Changing Coastal & Shoreline Management Legal and Regulatory Insights and Responses, Oakland, September 26, 2019
California Planning Law for Planning Commissioners: Historical Perspectives, Coastal Regulation to Address Climate Change and Water Supply Planning During Times of Shortage
Speaker, American Planning Association California Conference, Santa Barbara, September 15, 2019
The Shifting Sands of Coastal Development Policies: How sea level rise and climate change are influencing local development restrictions
Pacific Coast Business Times, April 12-18, 2019
California Land Use 101
Internal Training, January 16, 2019
Top Five Most Common CEQA Errors Made by Planners
Santa Barbara Planning Academy, October 16, 2018
Implementing SB 743: The Coming Transition to Vehicle Miles Traveled
Speaker, 13th Annual Advanced Seminar on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Santa Monica, CA, September 15, 2017
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 1, Issue 2
Brownstein Client Alert, February 2, 2017
10 Things Anyone Representing Clients Buying or Developing Real Estate Should Know About Land Use
Santa Barbara, January 21, 2017
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 1, Issue 1
Brownstein Client Alert, October 6, 2016
Implications of California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Speaker, 12th Annual California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Law Seminars International, Santa Monica, CA, September 16, 2016
Administrative Advocacy: Effective Participation in Administrative Proceedings
Moderator, 2015 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, The State Bar of California, Fish Camp, CA, October 17, 2015
Touchdowns, Slam-dunks, and CEQA: Should Major Sports Arenas and Stadiums Get Special Treatment?
Panelist, 11th Annual California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) seminar, Law Seminars International, Santa Monica, CA, September 18, 2015
Football and the Future of CEQA for Popular Projects
Brownstein Client Alert, April 23, 2015
Through the Looking Glass: Why Making “Reverse CEQA” the Law in California Would Significantly Expand CEQA’s Scope While Undermining Its Purpose and Procedures
Author, Public Law Journal, Summer 2014
California Environmental Quality Act: Background, Updates and Cautionary Tales
Speaker, 86th Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California, San Jose, CA, October 10-13, 2013
CEQA’s Substantive Mandate: When is it Defensible to Find Mitigation or Alternatives Infeasible?
Speaker, League of California Cities Spring Conference, Napa, CA, May 8-9, 2013
CEQA 101 – Learn the Basics!
Presenter, State Bar Environmental Law Section Webinar, April 25, 2013
Negotiations: Skills for Women Workshop
Panelist, University of California at Santa Barbara, March 23, 2013
California Environmental Quality Act: Background, Updates and Cautionary Tales
The State Bar of California, 85th Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, October 13, 2012
CEQA Baseline: Why It's Critical and How the Courts Have Been Changing the Definition
Speaker, ACEC-South Coast Local Affairs Committee Monthly Lunch Meeting, September 6, 2012
CEQA and Land Use Development in California
Seminar Presenter, American Council of Engineering Companies, June 21, 2012
Plastic Bag Ban Issues and a Model Ordinance for a Regional Approach
Speaker, Tri-Counties Local Government Attorneys Association, Monthly Luncheon Meeting, June 21, 2012
Supreme Court Makes It Clear that Petitioners Must Exhaust Their Administrative Remedies Before They Can Sue under CEQA, Even When the Agency Relies on a CEQA Exemption
Brownstein Client Alert, June 18, 2012
When Approved Projects Change -- What CEQA Analyses are Required When an Entitled Project is Changed?
TriCounties Local Government Attorney's Association Meeting, November 17, 2011
'CEQA Update' and 'CEQA Reform'
Select Conference on Industry Litigation, La Quinta, CA, November 12-13, 2011
California Coastal Act: Introduction to it’s Key Provision and Insight into Some of its Greatest Controversies
The Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California, Yosemite, CA, October 20-23, 2011
New Developments in CEQA Remedies. Association of Irritated Residents v. CARB and Landvalue 77 v. Cal. St. Univ.: What Should a Court do After Finding that CEQA was Violated?
Law Seminars International, Santa Monica, CA, October 14, 2011
The California Environmental Quality Act
The 84th Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California, Long Beach, CA, September 17, 2011
Options After the Downturn: What CEQA Analyses are Required when an Entitled Project is Changed
California Statewide APA Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, September 11-14, 2011
CEQA Update
Panelist, CEQA Update, 40th Select Conference on Industry Litigation, Napa, CA, May 21, 2011
Introduction to the California Environmental Quality Act
State Bar of California, Webinar, January 18, 2011
Greening Your Practice: An introduction to the State Bar’s Eco-Pledge
The State Bar of California, Monterey, CA, September 24, 2010
California Environmental Quality Act
Law Seminars International, Santa Monica, CA, August 20, 2010
How Varying California Greenhouse Gas Rules May Hurt The Economy
Law360, July 28, 2010
Another Hot Year: Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Impacts under CEQA
Environmental Law News, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2010
Are There Irreconcilable Differences? – The Heated Debate Over How to Analyze Global Climate Change Under CEQA
California State Bar Executive Committee’s Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, Fish Camp, CA, October 2009
Senate Bill 375: Will This New Global Climate Legislation Cool Down or Heat Up Future Development?
Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law and Business, Los Angeles, CA, May 5, 2009
Addressing Climate Change Through Land Use and Transportation Planning: California’s SB 375 and SB 732 – A Legislative Trend?
Bloomberg Law Reports, March 2009
Global Climate Change Litigation
Book Chapter, ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION, A.B.A., 2009
Reporter for Crocker Symposium: Global Warming, Risk, Sustainability & Development
SB 375: Addressing Climate Change Through Land Use and Transportation Planning
How to Make Your Law Practice Green
Panelist, State Bar of California 81st Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, September 27, 2008
Climate Change: Potential Impact of Polar Bear Listing
Co-Author, Energy Law360, June 11, 2008
Climate Change Litigation – Updates and Insights on the Law and Evidentiary Challenges
Panelist, 23rd Annual Environmental Law Super Symposium, A Climate for Change - Environmental Law on the Rise Again, Los Angeles, CA, April 4, 2008
Climate Change and Due Diligence
Panelist, CLE International Climate Change Law, Los Angeles, CA, February 28, 2008