Edgar B. Washburn

Ned Washburn is a senior partner in Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Land Use and Environmental Law Group. Since 1978, his practice has focused upon natural resource, energy, environmental, water, and real property law. His clients include large energy companies, timber companies, resource developers, title insurance companies, landowners, developers, and public entities. Ned maintains an active administrative law practice advising clients concerning permitting and development issues with local, regional, and state land use agencies. He frequently appears before these agencies in administrative proceedings relative to permit approvals, development entitlements, and compliance issues with various federal and state statutes. His administrative practice includes wetlands, waterfront development, water pollution, water rights, timber, endangered species and waste disposal, as well as matters concerning the preservation and securing of rights on federal lands. Ned’s litigation practice consists primarily of environmental, real property, land use, energy, and natural resource litigation. He has been lead attorney in over 100 trials and 40 appeals in state and federal courts and has appeared before the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, Ned has been included in the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of natural resources law and timber law and has been listed by San Francisco Magazine as one of Northern California’s Super Lawyers.