Lea A. Phillips

• Represented an international aggregate company in executing the transfer of environmental permits in connection with the company’s purchase of 22 facilities in the Southeast and Midwest
• Assisted a client in preparation of comments on proposed rulemakings under the Clean Water Act
• Represented an Arizona company in obtaining approval to operate as a drinking water provider
• Represented developer in permitting and financing a 1,485 MW natural gas-fired, combined cycle power generating facility
• Provided environmental and permitting counsel to developer of a 104 MW utility scale solar project in Utah in connection with project development and a $157 million project financing and tax equity investment

Enforcement and Litigation

• Represented an Arizona utility in the defense of a $40 million federal Superfund claim for alleged groundwater contamination in metropolitan Phoenix
• Represents a chemical manufacturer in multi-party Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) cost allocation
• Successfully challenged the Arizona Department of Transportation's assessment of dyed diesel fuel tax penalties to an Arizona trucking company
• Obtained a favorable settlement in which client incurred no out-of-pocket expenses in defense of claim for negligence, conversion, and aiding and abetting
• Represented a school in defense of breach of lease claims as a result of the school's changing locations due to the presence of environmental contaminants
• Obtained a favorable settlement for a used oil recycler in dispute regarding the contamination of its product

Transactions

• Routinely advises a national waste disposal company in the management of environmental risks associated with its acquisitions and divestitures
• Routinely assists developers, investors, and financers in performing environmental due diligence in connection with financing photovoltaic solar, wind, and battery energy storage system (BESS)facilities
• Routinely assists a national automobile dealership in performing environmental due diligence in connection with its purchase and sale of dealership facilities

Native American Indian Law

• Provided counsel to developer and coordinated with local tribe in connection with potential Native American artifacts on project site
• Provided counsel to Tribe in negotiating agreement for water and sewer services with nearby municipality
• Represented Tribal Client's Department of Social Services in dependency, guardianship, and adoption cases in Tribal Court
• Successfully obtained Indian Child Welfare Act transfers of dependency matters from Maricopa County Superior Court and Yavapai County Superior Court to Tribal Court on behalf of Tribal Client
• Provided counsel to Tribal client's police department on legal issues related police investigations and concurrent jurisdiction with Federal law enforcement
• Provided counsel to Tribal client in drafting Enrollment ordinance