Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP

Miles Imwalle focuses on all aspects of land use and development and has shepherded some of the largest, most complex, and most controversial projects through the state’s notoriously difficult entitlement process, finding the most practical, efficient, and defensible path to obtaining entitlements.

Miles has a sophisticated understanding of the numerous regulatory hurdles large-scale development projects face, including compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental review, the federal and California Endangered Species Acts, the Clean Water Act, Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the Williamson Act, emerging California regulations addressing climate change, and local zoning and related laws and regulations. He understands these projects often require approvals from several local, regional, state, and federal agencies, each with different objectives and cultures. Miles understands how the issues interrelate, and he works creatively and collaboratively with regulators to navigate potential pitfalls while seeking solutions to seemingly intractable problems.

Miles advises on a wide range of issues relating to the development, financing, and purchase and sale of large-scale development projects, including corporate R&D and office campuses, mix-use transit-oriented developments, industrial facilities, and renewable energy projects.

Miles earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law where he served as an articles editor for the New York University Environmental Law Journal. He earned his B.A. with honors from Dartmouth College.