Brownstein Adds Daniel Brunton to San Diego Office

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel Brunton to its Natural Resources Department as a shareholder. He will be based in the firm’s San Diego office.

“We’re excited to welcome Daniel to the firm. He brings extensive CEQA experience and a strong track record of helping developers secure and defend entitlements for California’s most complex infrastructure and renewable energy projects,” said Brad Herrema, Natural Resources Department chair.

Brunton focuses his practice on environmental law, with an emphasis on helping developers obtain entitlements for large or controversial projects and defending those entitlements in court. Brunton has extensive experience with California’s environmental-review law and the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). He frequently collaborates with developers to ensure their CEQA documents are ready for litigation and has successfully defended many CEQA lawsuits challenging the environmental review of projects. Brunton also has broad expertise in other statutes related to development, including the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), the Clean Water Act, the Subdivision Map Act, the Coastal Act, the Endangered Species Act and local zoning and land-use laws. He has also developed expertise in tribal consultations under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and under California law. His entitlement practice primarily focuses on large-scale infrastructure projects, including renewable energy projects, stadiums, rail and highway projects, and transmission lines.

Brunton received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and his law degree from New York University School of Law.