Public Lands

Clients depend upon our lawyers’ collective government and agency experience to guide them through public lands regulatory policy, permitting, environmental review and litigation. 

Marten’s attorneys have a long history of assisting clients in the energy, mining, forestry, and real estate sectors. Firm lawyers advise clients nationwide on the acquisition, leasing, regulation, permitting, development, and defense of private interests in federal and state public lands. The firm has facilitated numerous land exchanges and transfers and has engaged in substantial work regarding easements across federal lands. Our lawyers have substantial experience preparing comments for federal land use planning decisions; obtaining and renewing rights-of-way; permitting resource development projects; and guiding and defending environmental reviews.