Harry E. Grant
Principal
Representative Environmental Projects
- Counsel to U.S. affiliate of international paper company in numerous legal and governmental relations issues, including federal and state natural resource controversies and projects. Principal draftsman with counsel to U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee of Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act, P.L. 102-495. Strategic advisor to company for legal issues in obtaining series of subsequent congressional appropriations and in related administrative agency negotiations. Counsel for environmental compliance and long-range regulatory planning (1987-present)
- Counsel to Fortune 500 investor-owned utility in environmental projects involving cleanup of hazardous substances at prime urban sites in cities throughout Pacific Northwest; in managing litigation and in negotiation of settlements with regulatory agencies and other parties. (1989-present)
- Counsel to nation’s largest manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) plastic foam insulation and structural building panels, produced at eleven locations in the U.S. Representation involves Clean Air Act permitting, regulatory and defense matters and involves both the U.S. E.P.A. and local air quality management agencies including South Coast Air Quality Management District (2004-2007)
- Counsel to EPS agricultural packaging manufacturer located in San Joaquin Valley of California in air quality rulemaking procedure. (2007)
- Regional counsel to major U.S. airline, advising on federal and state air quality compliance and related regulatory matters including Clean Air Act litigation and matters before South Coast Air Quality Management District. (1992-present)
- Lead counsel for ecotourism cruise line in litigation and negotiation concerning right of access to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Tongass National Forest and on other natural resource and governmental issues. (1994-present)
- Outside general counsel to California-based small-cap manufacturing company traded on NASDAQ with operations in Washington, Maryland and The Netherlands, including lead negotiation in settlement of putative class action filed in 2002. (1999-2004)
- Environmental counsel to wireless telecom systems developer to establish ISO 14000 environmental management system (2003)
- Counsel to Washington and Idaho ski areas for state environmental law compliance, special operating permits with state and federal resource agencies, Clean Water Act compliance and related environmental issues. (1998-present)
- Counsel and strategic advisor to nationally recognized environmental advocate in congressional relations and in negotiations with federal and state agencies for restoration of salmon habitat within Columbia River Basin of Washington state. (1999-2003)
- Counsel to various real estate developers on acquisitions and financings of properties impaired by historic hazardous substance contamination, including $190 million financing for one of nation’s leading redevelopers of environmentally impaired properties. (1997-present)
- Lead counsel for Latin American component of refinancing by consortium of lenders to Australian-based food products company with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay. (1998-99)
- U.S. project finance counsel to start up company developing natural gas concession in northern province of Argentina for construction of urea plant. (1997-98)
- Lead environmental counsel to Japanese joint venture for real property acquisition, environmental permitting and siting of technical ceramics manufacturing facility in Oregon. (1996)
- Lead counsel to a Washington city in successfully defending comprehensive plan against multiple challenges before Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board. (1995)
- Successful representation of environmental advocacy group as amicus counsel in appellate decision concerning enforceability of contractual provisions allocating costs under environmental cleanup law. (1994)
