Ann Navaro advises on and litigates under the federal laws and policies governing natural resources and the environment. After more than 25 years as a top litigator and policy adviser to the federal government, Ann brings exceptional insight and acumen to clients seeking to build infrastructure, produce valuable natural resources, or improve government policies and programs affecting their businesses. She has held senior legal and policy positions at the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Department of the Interior, including most recently as Counselor to the Solicitor at the Department of the Interior. Ann spent more than 10 years as a trial lawyer in the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the US Department of Justice, as well as 10 years litigating and managing civil works litigation for the Army Corps.
Ann has advised on some of the most challenging and high-profile policy issues in natural resources and environmental law, including NEPA reform, federal permit streamlining, wetlands protection, and protected species policy. She has litigated or overseen the litigation of scores of disputes involving a wide range of issues, such as upstream energy permitting, wetlands permitting, offshore royalties, federal takings and constitutional challenges.
Ann supports clients—including infrastructure developers and companies active in the upstream, pipeline, renewables, power transmission, and LNG sectors—on project siting and operation; permitting and enforcement under federal wetland, habitat and resource statutes; and related regulatory issues, policy advocacy, and litigation.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Ann D. Navaro
- Infrastructure Under the Biden Administration [VIDEO] - (Posted On Tuesday, December 22, 2020)
- Clean Water Act: The Good, The Bad, and The Muddy [VIDEO] - (Posted On Wednesday, December 02, 2020)
- Trump Administration Publishes Final Revisions to NEPA Regulations - (Posted On Thursday, July 16, 2020)
- The Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Flight of Fancy or Enduring Change? - (Posted On Wednesday, February 26, 2020)
- Navigating Waters Protection Rule [PODCAST] - (Posted On Friday, February 14, 2020)
- Clean Water Act News: Final Rulemaking Defining Waters of the United States Released - (Posted On Monday, January 27, 2020)
- Trump Administration Proposes Unprecedented and Comprehensive Revisions to NEPA Regulations - (Posted On Thursday, January 16, 2020)
- NEPA "Neat": The Proposed Rule, Distilled [VIDEO] - (Posted On Wednesday, January 15, 2020)
- Why Should I Care About the Federal Review Process as Long as I get my Permit? [VIDEO] - (Posted On Wednesday, December 11, 2019)
- EPA Repeals Obama Rule Defining Waters of the U.S. - (Posted On Friday, September 13, 2019)