John Nelson

John represents public and private clients across a wide range of industries in litigation, permitting and compliance counseling. He focuses on environmental law, complex litigation, water rights and quality, land use and real estate. John brings industry experience to his clients, having previously served as in-house counsel for Monsanto Company and Ash Grove Cement Company.

John’s legal practice includes:

• Complex environmental litigation (Superfund, water rights)
• Large-scale mining and real estate permitting and litigation
• Natural resource permitting and regulatory compliance
• Real estate litigation
• Surface Transportation Board and Federal Railroad Administration regulatory and compliance work on behalf of railroad and industrial clients
• California Environmental Quality Act compliance and litigation
• Clean Water Act and Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act litigation and compliance
• Regulatory and general counsel for agribusiness, biotech, water agency and construction industry clients
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAs”)
• Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice
• Toxic tort and environmental litigation