Mr. Irvine concentrates his practice in natural resources and environmental law, including work in minerals, endangered species and wildlife, federal and state public land law, and environmental regulatory compliance and permitting. He has worked with water resource providers and members of the mining, natural gas, oil, and other industries. Mr. Irvine has extensive experience with the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, Federal Land Policy Management Act, General Mining Act, Mineral Leasing Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

Mr. Irvine's work on mining and public land law issues include matters related to the location and maintenance of mining and mill site claims. He has also assisted in due diligence review and structuring of royalty transfers, mineral property purchases and sales, corporate acquisitions, and mergers.

Mr. Irvine joined Holland & Hart in 2006, and practiced in the firm's Denver office before moving to the Jackson office in late 2007. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, he held law clerk positions with the Arvada City Attorney's Office, Gold Fields Exploration, Inc., and the Bonneville Power Administration. Mr. Irvine also served as a legal intern for the U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

Mr. Irvine is admitted to practice law in Colorado and Wyoming.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Supported environmental due diligence review for the seller of a domestic coal business in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion.

Assisted in environmental permitting and compliance for a major groundwater pumping and pipeline project.

Assisted in environmental permitting and compliance for a major natural gas pipeline project.

Involved in endangered species litigation concerning contested listings, petitions to delist species and critical habitat designation.

Served as counsel on Wyoming District Court and Tenth Circuit litigation concerning Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act issues.

Involved in crafting administrative and legislative proposals to improve the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Member, Colorado Bar Association

Member, Wyoming Bar Association

Member, Teton County Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

Member, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Due Diligence in Mining and Oil & Gas Transactions, Special Institute, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (2010)

Technology Vice Chair, Mining Committee, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (2009-10)

Mentor, Teton Mentor Project, Teton County School District #1 (2008-10)

Mining Law, Short Course, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (2008)

"Mining Material Agreements and Unrecorded Documents:  What's Hiding Under that Pile of Paper?" Due Diligence in Mining and Oil & Gas Transactions 15 (Rocky Mt. Min. L. Fdn. 2010).

"Surface Management and Reclamation: Coal Mining," Chapter 172, Environmental Regulation, The American Law of Mining (3rd ed. 2010).

"Surface Management and Reclamation: Hardrock and Other Non-Coal Mining," Chapter 173, Environmental Regulation, The American Law of Mining (3rd ed. 2010).

Getting the Deal Through - Mining 2009, Law Business Research Ltd., Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association (2009). Co-author.

Getting the Deal Through - Mining 2008, Law Business Research Ltd., Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association (2008). Co-author.

"Drill Into Key Developments, Beyond Reform of the 1872 Mining Law," 2008 Mining and Public Land Law Update, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2008). Co-author.

"Suggestions on How to Improve the Endangered Species Act," INGAA Foundation Report, Holland & Hart LLP (2007). Co-author.

"Delisting of the Bald Eagle and Important Changes Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act," Holland & Hart News Update, June 2007.

"The Threat of Climate Change Under the Endangered Species Act," Climate Change Law Blog, February 2007.