CIOMA Member Spotlight: Mitchell Chadwick

 

Big firm experience, small firm attention: proven results. We represent local, national and multinational companies at every stage of project development, including pre-transaction due diligence, acquisition, environmental review, land use and permitting, regulatory enforcement defense and other environmental and land-use entitlement issues. At Mitchell Chadwick, we view ourselves as our clients’ strategic partners and we relentlessly pursue their objectives as our own. We are results oriented. We strive to provide innovative and cost-effective legal services, while understanding that our primary purpose is accomplishing our clients’ business objectives. We work throughout California, typically operating in 20 to 30 counties in any given year, and have relationships in almost every region of the state.

 

Chris Powell

Chris Powell practices land use and environmental law in California, assisting clients in both permitting and enforcement situations. He has assisted owners of pipelines, tank farms and other oil & gas related facilities in obtaining use permits, conducting environmental review, negotiating settlements and combatting aggressive enforcement actions. Additionally, he has assisted businesses in conducting due diligence, purchasing properties and obtaining all necessary governmental permits, easements and rights-of-way for pipelines and other oil & gas related projects. He has extensive experience with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Land Use and Zoning Law, and the Clean Water Act (CWA).