Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its environmental and natural resources practice with the addition of Salt Lake City-based partner Chad Baker. His valuable in-house, private practice, and technical experience, strengthen the firm's capabilities in mining closure and cleanup, remediation and redevelopment of blighted land, and transactions.
Chad excels at developing innovative solutions to complex challenges, guiding clients through mine closures and cleanup projects, including Superfund sites, involving multiple parties, agencies, and jurisdictions. He helps clients navigate permitting and other regulatory compliance to remediate and repurpose land for renewable energy, data centers, industrial, and other projects. He brings specialized experience guiding clients through the unique environmental requirements of radiological decommissioning, including UMTRCA site disposal, restoration, and long-term management, as well as compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing requirements.
Chad handles environmental due diligence on a range of transactions, identifying potential liabilities and options to mitigate risks. Clients appreciate his environmental science background that allows him to synthesize complex technical data into clear, actionable strategies and effectively advocate clients’ positions with other stakeholders and before regulatory agencies.
"Chad’s extensive in-house experience gives him unique insight into the complex operational challenges and business imperatives our clients navigate daily," said Emily Schilling, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group Leader. "Having served on the front lines of corporate decision-making, Chad intimately understands what it takes to balance risk and manage liability concerns at a project and enterprise level. This perspective makes him an invaluable strategic partner for our clients."
"Holland & Hart’s national reputation for delivering sophisticated solutions for clients will create value for my clients and allow me to expand my practice," said Chad. "I have always valued teamwork, and this firm incentivizes teamwork at many levels. From my experience in-house and in private practice, I know this collaborative approach generates better outcomes for clients."
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