Practice Areas
Land Use and Zoning
LSN Law guides clients through the full spectrum of development and regulatory challenges, helping determine what can be built on a property and how to maximize development rights. We focus on securing entitlements and approvals while navigating complex local government systems. Our approach is built around your specific objectives and the unique elements of your matter.
Our Land Use and Zoning practice is organized into the following core areas:
Fundamental Entitlements
We work to change land use and zoning designations, and secure vested rights, site plan approvals, variances, subdivision, historic preservation, environmental compliance, and permitting to unlock the full development potential for the highest and best use of a property.
Project-Specific Approvals
We obtain site plan approvals, specific use permits, and project-level entitlements.
Local Government Agreements
We negotiate development agreements, restrictive covenants, easements, and similar agreements with government entities and private parties to enable development and secure entitlements. We also have extensive experience with legacy projects, including Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs).
Legislative Changes
We advocate for land use changes, as well as text changes to comprehensive plans, zoning codes, and other regulatory frameworks.
Code Enforcement
We represent clients at hearings, negotiate settlements, and resolve enforcement matters efficiently.
Local Government Appeals
We pursue and defend administrative appeals of quasi-judicial decisions, a process closely tied to the entitlement process and critical to protecting development rights.
With decades of experience experience appearing before elected officials, planning and zoning boards, and municipal agencies, LSN Law combines technical expertise, strategic insight, and hands-on attention.
We help clients achieve their development goals while managing risk and maximizing outcomes at every step.
Procurement
LSN Law provides comprehensive legal counsel across all phases of the government procurement process, helping clients compete for, secure, and defend public contracts with state and local governments and agencies. From initial solicitations through contract awards and disputes, we tailor our approach to each client's goals and the jurisdiction's unique requirements.
Our Procurement Services Include:
Competitive Process Support
We develop procurement strategies to strengthen proposals and maximize contract opportunities.
Proposal Review
We review draft proposals to provide strategic guidance and ensure proposals meet agency requirements and are positioned as competitively as possible.
Evaluation Process
We attend evaluation meetings and monitor the process to ensure proposals are evaluated and scored in accordance with the requirements of the competitive solicitation and all applicable rules.
Contract Negotiation
We assist throughout the negotiation process to help clients secure fair and advantageous terms with government entities.
Bid Protests and Disputes
We represent clients in challenges to contract awards or procurement decisions and defend awards when needed.
We represent clients across a range of sectors, including ports, airports, transit authorities, utilities, public-private partnerships, and many others.
With decades of procurement law experience and deep familiarity with local government procurement rules and procedures, LSN Law brings strategic insight, diligent preparation, and responsive advocacy to every matter.
Government Regulatory and Administrative
LSN Law advises clients on the full range of regulatory and administrative challenges that arise from doing business with or before government agencies. Whether a client is navigating a licensing process, responding to an enforcement action, or seeking to influence agency rulemaking, we help them understand their obligations, protect their rights, and move through government processes with clarity and confidence.
Our Regulatory and Advisory team focuses on:
Agency Proceedings and Rulemaking
We represent clients before state and local agencies in licensing, permitting, and administrative matters, and advise on the procedural requirements that govern how agencies must act.
Regulatory Compliance
We counsel clients on their obligations under applicable statutes, rules, and agency guidance, identifying and addressing regulatory risk before it becomes a larger problem.
Administrative Appeals and Litigation
We pursue and defend administrative appeals of agency decisions, including quasi-judicial determinations, and represent clients before administrative tribunals and courts.
Government Investigations and Enforcement
We advise clients responding to agency investigations, audits, or enforcement actions, working to reach efficient and favorable resolutions.