Bill Lane focuses his practice on environmental regulatory counseling and litigation. He has advised industries, trade associations, and real estate developers on a broad range of environmental issues, including permitting, compliance and enforcement, administrative appeals, civil litigation, and the development of statutes and regulations. Mr. Lane has represented and advised clients on matters pertaining to air quality (including the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions), water quality, waste management, brownfields redevelopment, renewable energy, and sustainable business practices. Mr. Lane is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in North Carolina. Before attending law school, he spent five years working in the environmental consulting industry.

Mr. Lane was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law in 2013 and the six years immediately preceding. He was named to Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" list for 2009 and 2013 as one of North Carolina's top environmental attorneys. He was listed as a 2008, 2012 and 2013 North Carolina "Super Lawyer" in the area of Environmental Law by SuperLawyers magazine. Mr. Lane is listed in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Environmental Law.

    Professional & Community Activities

    Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association, Member

    North Carolina Chamber, Environmental Concerns Policy Committee, Member

    North Carolina Sustainable Business Council, Member

    North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, Member

    Autism Society of North Carolina, Board Member (2003-present) and Past President (2006-2008)

    Leadership Raleigh Class of 2005-2006

    North Carolina Bar Association, Environmental Law and Administrative Law Sections, Member, Environmental Section Council (2004-2007)

    Education

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D. (1997)
      with honors
    • University of Texas, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering (1991)
    • University of Notre Dame, B.S., Chemical Engineering (1987)

    Bar Admissions

    • North Carolina (1997)

    Admissions

    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

    Who We Are

    What fully engaged means to me:

    Fully engaged means understanding our clients' priorities and achieving winning results through creativity and hard work.

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    William F. Lane

    Experience Highlights

    Environmental regulatory counsel for market leader in semiconductor manufacturing
    Represented market leader in semiconductor manufacturing by providing environmental regulatory counsel regarding air, water, wastewater, waste more
    Conducted due diligence for private equity fund prior to the acquisition of 400-acre coastal Brownfields site in California
    Conducted due diligence for private equity fund prior to the acquisition of 400-acre coastal Brownfields site in California with active oil field more
    Conversion of power plant to renewable energy facility
    Served as environmental counsel during renewable energy developer's conversion of coal-fired power plant to biomass combustion. more
    Environmental litigation for Southeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA)
    Represent Southeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA), a trade association with approximately 125 independent lumber manufacturer member more