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Overview
Introduction
Garrett counsels clients across multiple industries on the development of complex land use and energy projects throughout California.
Representing developers, financial institutions, landowners, and energy companies, Garrett J. Colli assists clients with land use and environmental matters.
Garrett coordinates and implements land use entitlement and environmental compliance strategies for residential, commercial, industrial, and renewable energy projects. He also negotiates purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, and related transactional documents in support of development projects, with an emphasis on post-entitlement project implementation and streamlining mechanisms. Garrett has experience in subdivision mapping, street and utility construction and dedication, and negotiation of related agreements with public agencies and utilities.
Garrett advises clients on California Environmental Quality Act compliance and secures approvals under the Subdivision Map Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. He represents clients at public hearings to obtain zoning approvals and defends clients in regulatory enforcement proceedings, including actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, regional water quality boards, and local agencies.
Garrett represents major mixed-use developers in the Bay Area encompassing more than 20,000 housing units with related commercial and retail components, among other projects. He also represents major energy companies in solar; wind; battery storage; and transmission project permitting, development, acquisition, and disposition.
Education & credentials
- University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2011
- California
Professional recognition
Ranked in Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2021-2026
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law, 2021-2025
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