Lawyer Overview

Steve Hull is a shareholder in the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources department where he practices exclusively in the area of natural resources law. He represents both small and large mining companies and has been involved with multi-million dollar transactions both domestically and internationally. His work focuses on structuring and negotiating acquisitions, joint ventures and project financings, and he has participated in a number of major projects. Steve has worked on transactions in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Honduras, West Africa and the Pacific Rim. He has coordinated the business and operational needs of foreign mining investors with the local legal, regulatory and social environments. In addition to the publications noted, he is a contributing author to American Law of Mining II, and presently serves as an updating author for that treatise. Steve has served as a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, and has served on several committees in that organization.

Related Activities and Skills:

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Energy, Mining and Natural Resources Law, Who's Who Legal (International Lawyers) and Utah's Legal Elite 
• Utah State Bar Association: Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental Section, International Section
• American Bar Association: Natural Resources Section

Areas of Practice

• Natural Resources & Water
• Energy and Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Latin America / International
• NEPA
• Mining & Mineral Processing Law
• Base & Precious Metals
• Coal
• Oil & Gas
• Public Lands

West Practice Categories

Regulatory Enforcement, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, International Law, Natural Resources Law, Minerals & Mining

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1979
• U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1978
• Utah, 1978

Education

• University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1978
  J.D.
• West Virginia University, 1970
  B.S.

Published Works

• It's Later Than You Think - Mineral Lease Provisions With Respect To End-of-Term and Post-Termination Activities, 4 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst., 1997
• Multiple Surface Use - Rights of Mining Claimants and Other Users of Public Land, 32 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst., 1986
• Spousal Joinder Requirements in the Rocky Mountain States, 29 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst., 1983
• Examination of Title to Unpatented Mining Claims, Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst., Mineral Title Examination II, 1982
• Nondeterioration and the Protection of High Quality Waters Under Federal Water Pollution Control Law, 737 Utah Law Review, 1977

Address

201 South Main Street
Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2218

Phones

801-532-1234

Faxes

801-536-6111

Emails

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Websites

http://www.parsonsbehlelaw.com