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Services
Litigation
Environmental
Energy & Sustainability
Education
University of Chicago (J.D., 1985)
Hofstra University (B.A., 1982)
Admitted to Practice in California
Ed Casey, partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, represents a variety of residential, retail and commercial developers in
land use matters, including those arising under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). His practice encompasses
every facet of the entitlement process, from pre-acquisition due diligence to permitting. In addition, he has successfully
prosecuted and defended CEQA lawsuits for a number of major development projects.
Ed’s practice increasingly focuses on water supply issues arising from development projects. For example, he has represented
private landowners and developers in connection with securing sufficient water supplies for their projects in accordance
with recent water supply legislation. Such work covers a wide range of water sources, such as the production of groundwater,
multi-party agreements for the transfer of surface water from other jurisdictions and the use of riparian waters. Such work
also typically includes complex annexation issues and sewer capacity agreements. As a result of these matters, Ed has
developed relationships with numerous public water agencies.
Ed Casey, partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, represents a variety of residential, retail and commercial developers in
land use matters, including those arising under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). His practice encompasses
every facet of the entitlement process, from pre-acquisition due diligence to permitting. In addition, he has successfully
prosecuted and defended CEQA lawsuits for a number of major development projects.
Ed’s practice increasingly focuses on water supply issues arising from development projects. For example, he has represented
private landowners and developers in connection with securing sufficient water supplies for their projects in accordance
with recent water supply legislation. Such work covers a wide range of water sources, such as the production of groundwater,
multi-party agreements for the transfer of surface water from other jurisdictions and the use of riparian waters. Such work
also typically includes complex annexation issues and sewer capacity agreements. As a result of these matters, Ed has
developed relationships with numerous public water agencies.
Ed’s professional and business community involvement includes: board of directors and past president, Los Angeles
Headquarters Association; member, Urban Land Institute; member, Urban Water Institute; board of governors and executive
committee, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.
Representative Experience
- Represents a national shopping center developer in land use entitlements and CEQA lawsuits throughout California.
- Represents a national home improvement company in land use entitlements and CEQA lawsuits throughout Southern California.
- Represents a national movie theatre chain in new development projects throughout California.
- Represents a major California utility in CEQA and other environmental matters.
- Represents a variety of Southern California residential developers in securing water supplies from Central and Northern California.
- Represents a major groundwater management agency in a variety of water right matters, including successful litigation
that resulted in the landmark decision in Central and West Basin Replenishment Dist. v. Southern Cal. Water Co., 109 Cal.App.4th 891.
- January 9, 2006 "Court Decision Regarding CalFed Water Supply Could Halt Growth In Southern California," California Real Estate Journal, January 9, 2006.
- May 2005 "Appellate Decision Confirms Water Board's Power To Impose Tough Storm Water Rules," Builder and Developer, May 2005.
