Phoenix Energy and Utilities Lawyer
Overview
Margaret LaBianca focuses on forging relationships with regulators, stakeholders, and client personnel because she finds these relationships invaluable in getting her clients where they want to be. With a close understanding of a client's businesses, she interprets new and/or ambiguous regulatory schemes to determine a practical path to compliance. She also counsels on all aspects of transactions from due diligence and negotiations to drafting and effectuation to make sure the deal serves...
Margaret LaBianca focuses on forging relationships with regulators, stakeholders, and client personnel because she finds these relationships invaluable in getting her clients where they want to be. With a close understanding of a client's businesses, she interprets new and/or ambiguous regulatory schemes to determine a practical path to compliance. She also counsels on all aspects of transactions from due diligence and negotiations to drafting and effectuation to make sure the deal serves...
Margaret LaBianca focuses on forging relationships with regulators, stakeholders, and client personnel because she finds these relationships invaluable in getting her clients where they want to be.
With a close understanding of a client's businesses, she interprets new and/or ambiguous regulatory schemes to determine a practical path to compliance. She also counsels on all aspects of transactions from due diligence and negotiations to drafting and effectuation to make sure the deal serves the clients' goals.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are part of Margaret's effectiveness.
- Served as water counsel and Arizona relationship lawyer in the sale of a 625-megawatt natural gas fired power plant.
- Represented a small water company in an emergency rate case before the Arizona Corporation Commission.
- Advised a mining client regarding approval of mine plan of operations proposed on United States Forest Service land.
- Advised a major international artist with respect to the National Environmental Policy Act in connection with an installation on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado.
- Represented a major groundwater claimant in the Gila River adjudication.
- Prepared extensive comments on proposed critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act with respect to inclusion of land adjacent to client's property.
- Represented a railroad company before the Arizona legislature and other private and government stakeholders in connection with the controversial siting of a switch yard and related anti-railroad legislation.
- Advised mining clients on a wide variety of water quality and other environmental and land use issues that arise in mining operations and reclamation of former mine sites.
- Advised ranchers regarding stability of rights to use water.
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