David C. Smith, LL.M.

Building and broadening his more than 25 years of expertise in complex entitlement and regulatory compliance at all jurisdictional levels, David secured a Master of Laws degree (“LL.M.”) in Energy to counsel clients on all aspects of sustainability, transition to renewable energy, efficiency and storage, and leveraging of federal and state incentives and regulatory mandates. David frequently speaks to and counsels public and private ventures on voluntary and regulatory ESG and other climate-related objectives and strategies.

David counsels land developers, conservation companies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and individuals at the intersection of law and government on land use entitlement, real estate development and regulatory compliance. He is frequently engaged in entitlement and permitting matters for development projects that are, or have the potential to be, particularly contentious and complicated.