Natural Resources
Overview
Schwabe is one of the premier natural resources firms in the Pacific Northwest, with a deep understanding of both the legal and political pressures that impact these vital industries.
Leading natural resource companies call on Schwabe
The Pacific Northwest’s rich natural resources are central to the region’s economy and business identity. For more than 80 years, companies that develop and employ these resources have called on Schwabe for every aspect of their business lives. Our clients include Pacific Northwest industry leaders, national and international businesses, family-owned and closely held companies, investors and natural resource industry associations.
Abundant legal resources
Our own resources are as plentiful as those of the region we serve, with more than 40 lawyers working daily to protect and defend working lands, whether private or public, and to navigate complex regulatory frameworks. Our team includes leading lawyers in traditional natural resources legal disciplines, as well as business, tax and estate planning, intellectual property, labor and employment, and litigation.
Cutting-edge work for a cutting-edge industry
Our attorneys are working on cutting-edge projects in carbon trading, agriculture technology (ag tech), biomass energy, chemical process mining, plant patents, water quality, endangered and threatened species agreements, renewables and water development. We are proud to support our clients as they continue to grow and thrive.
Powering your business goals
We represent clients in dealings with:
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- Washington Department of Natural Resources
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Land Use Board of Appeals
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI)
- Oregon Water Resources Department
- Oregon Department of Agriculture
- United States Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Local regulatory entities
- Non-government organizations
- Washington Department of Ecology
Client Results
The forest-products business is about more than trees and manufacturing.
Related Services
- Corporate Restructuring, Bankruptcy, and Litigation
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Unsecured Creditors’ Committees and Other Creditor Representation
- Receivers, Receiverships & Trustees
- Privately Held Businesses & Enterprises
- Business and Corporate
- Employment, Labor and Benefits
- Energy
- Environmental Regulation and Litigation
- Financial Institutions
- Intellectual Property
- Privacy and Data Security
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Real Estate
- Tax and Estate Planning
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Transactions, Licensing and E-commerce
- Appellate
- Securities and Finance
- IP Litigation
- Trademarks, Copyrights, Marketing and Advertising
- Patents
- Land Use and Entitlement
- Water Law
- International Business
- Tax Controversy
- Immigration
- Condemnation
- Corporate Formation and Governance
- Public Lands and Endangered Species
- Plant Development, Facility Siting and Permitting
- Environmental Compliance and Safety
- Agency Actions and Rulemaking
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Acquisition and Disposition
- Leasing
- Finance
- Trusts and Estate Planning
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets
- Wage and Hour
- Labor
- Employment Litigation
- Employee Benefits
Resources & Ideas
Events
- Yamhill County Historical Center, 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, OR
- Ellensburg, WA
- Oregon Cattlemen’s Association Midyear ConventionPendleton, OR
- Getting Organized – Farm and Ranch Business and Succession PlanningTillamook Bay Community College, 4301 3rd St, Tillamook, OR 97141
- Getting Organized – Farm and Ranch Business and Succession PlanningGathering Together Farm Restaurant, 25159 Grange Hall Rd, Philomath, OR 97370
- Getting Organized – Farm and Ranch Business and Succession PlanningWellspring Conference Center, 1475 Mt Hood Ave, Woodburn, OR 97071
- Getting Organized – Farm and Ranch Business and Succession PlanningOSU Extension Field Station, 15210 NE Miley Rd, Aurora, OR 97002
- Getting Organized – Farm and Ranch Business and Succession PlanningPolk County Fairgrounds, 520 S Pacific Hwy W, Rickreall, OR 97371
- Getting Organized – Farm and Ranch Business and Succession PlanningPolk County Fairgrounds, 520 S Pacific Hwy W, Rickreall, OR 97371
- 2018 Washington Dairy Conference
- Endangered Species Act Conference
- Zoom
- Cares Act, Federal Mandates, & Carbon Credits
- Ethics in Farm Succession
- Oregon Water Use Management and Water User Tools in Drought Conditions
- Farm Succession and Tax Issues
- Farm & Ranch Succession Planning (Burns on July 18 and City of Vale on July 19)
- Farm and Ranch Succession Planning (Burns on September 7 and Ontario on September 8)
- Virtual
- Legal Considerations of Succession Planning
Legal Articles
- Alaska Journal of Commerce
- Puget Sound Business Journal
- Yakima Herald
- Beef magazine
- American Bar Association, Section of Enfironment, Energy, and Resources
Attorneys
Joe HobsonShareholder- Acquisition and Disposition
- Agency Actions and Rulemaking
- Business and Corporate
- Corporate Formation and Governance
- Environmental Compliance and Safety
- Environmental Regulation and Litigation
- Finance
- Land Use and Entitlement
- Leasing
- Privately Held Businesses & Enterprises
- Public Lands and Endangered Species
- Real Estate
- Tax and Estate Planning
- Trusts and Estate Planning
- Water Law
Industry Group Leader
Band Two Oregon Environmental Chambers USA
Represented more than 100 farms, diaries and ranches in the Pacific Northwest in the last decade
Schwabe lawyers helped found the Western Resources Legal Center and chair its Attorney Advisory Committee
