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Brian McCall is an associate in the Orange County office of Latham & Watkins.
Brian advises developers, utilities, and other clients on complex environmental regulatory issues and the project siting and approvals process, including federal, state, and local permitting for residential and commercial developments, renewable energy infrastructure, carbon capture and sequestration projects, transportation, and cleantech development.
He has experience in matters involving the National Environmental Policy Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, National Marine Sanctuaries Act, FAA Part 77, the Safe Drinking Water Act and Underground Injection Control permits, California Public Utilities Act, and California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, among other environmental laws and regulations.
Brian also possesses substantial transactional experience, having represented buyers, sellers, project developers, and lenders in matters involving environmental and permitting liabilities, with a particular focus on renewable energy projects and cleantech companies.
While attending law school at the University of California, Irvine, Brian served as an executive editor of The UC Irvine Law Review and executive co-chair of the Public Interest Law Fund. During law school, Brian was a legal extern for the City of Newport Beach and a certified law student in the UC Irvine Environmental Law Clinic.