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EDUCATION University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, J.D., 1991
The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, B.A., 1986 ADMITTED Virginia 1991 Colorado 1993 PLACE OF BIRTH Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
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John M. Lain
Partner
One James Center
jlain@mcguirewoods.com901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030 F: 804.698.2097 |
Mr. Lain's environmental practice focuses primarily on issues associated with business transactions and development, such as environmental due diligence, wetlands permitting, brownfields redevelopment, and hazardous and solid waste liability. He has considerable experience advising the primary parties on all sides of such transactions, including buyers, sellers, lenders, landlords and tenants. He also has extensive national and international experience in mining and oil and gas development projects, as well as water and wastewater privatization projects.
- Named One of the “Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2008
- Named One of America's Leading Lawyers, Chambers USA, 2008
- "Congress Provides Environmental Protection for Lenders and Fiduciaries," (Co-authored with James A. Thornhill) published in (i) Real Estate Financing Newsletter of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association (April 1997), (ii) New Jersey's Environment (March 1997) and (iii) Pennsylvania's Environment (March 1997)
- "Open For Business: The Legislative Framework of the Republic of Kazakstan," Caspian Crossroads, Sum/Fall, 1995
- "Land Development and the Endangered Species Act," Probate and Property, Mar/April, 1995
