Atty. Rob Risley
ROB RISLEY is Of Counsel to the Tucson office. Rob has extensive legal and technical experience in the extractive industries.
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Rob Risley is an Of Counsel based in Tucson, Arizona, practicing at Deconcini Mcdonald Yetwin And Lacy P C. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Their practice focuses on family law, business, real estate, commercial re, and environmental. Admitted to practice in California (Inactive) (1993) and Arizona (1994). Educated at University of California Los Angeles (J.D., 1993) and University of Arizona (M.S. Geosciences, 1983). Serves clients in Tucson, AZ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- ROB RISLEY is Of Counsel to the Tucson office
- Rob has extensive legal and technical experience in the extractive industries
- Working in-house for a major international mining company, Rob managed legal matters for mineral exploration operations in over 20 countries
- His practice has focused on negotiation and documentation of company and asset acquisitions, including mineral project earn-in, farm-out, and joint venture transactions with parastatal, major and junior mineral exploration and production companies
- In addition to his work in the mining industry, Rob has represented major lenders in nationwide real estate and commercial financing transactions, and represented developers and industrial interests in Pima County zoning, land use planning and Clean Air Act matters
- To support operation of remote US mineral assets, Rob negotiated land host agreements for utility-scale PV solar generating facilities
- While based in Southeast Asia, Rob represented lenders and project companies in non-recourse project-finance transactions involving utility-scale power generation facilities, petroleum-product pipelines, hydropower and other industrial installations
- Rob also represented an international investor in the first auto-loan securitization in Thailand, and represented a Southeast Asian sovereign in a forestry reform project sponsored by a multi-lateral lender
- Prior to pursuing a legal career, Rob worked for a major petroleum company as an exploration geologist, largely in Southeast Asia
- Professional and Community Activities Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (2004 – present) Social Venture Partners Arizona (2007 – 2011) Si Se Puede Foundation (2011-2012)
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Why local counsel matters in Arizona
Practicing law in Arizona. Legal matters in Arizona are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Tucson are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Arizona state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Arizona brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Arizona courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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