Michael Hansen

Michael Hansen is an associate in the San Diego office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP.  He is a member of the Real Estate, Land Use and Natural Resources, and Environmental Practice Groups.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Hansen's practice focuses on representing real estate developers through all phases of the development process, including obtaining land use entitlements, complying with environmental regulations, drafting agreements to facilitate real estate development, as well as litigating land use and environmental disputes.

Education

• J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 2008, Articles Editor of Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy; Recipient of John Henry Wigmore Scholarship
• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2003, cum laude

Admissions

• California

Articles

• Solution to Sprawl? Intent and Consequences of SB 375, The Daily Transcript, January 22, 2009

Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Law Blog Articles

• "Court Clarifies CEQA Rules Regarding Infeasibility and Deferral of Mitigation", January 6, 2012
• "Court of Appeal Rules that Denial of a Landowner's Application to Develop Property Can Be a Compensable Regulatory Taking", January 6, 2012
• "Map Act 90-Day Statute of Limitations Applies to Ordinances Adopted Under Authority of the Act", January 6, 2012
• "CEQA Does Not Require Identification of Significant Effects of the Environment (Sea Level Rise) on a Project; Assertion of New Claims Barred in EIR Required to be Revised by Judgment in a Prior Case", January 6, 2012
• "Statements of Intent to Condemn Do Not Give Rise to Inverse Condemnation Claim", January 6, 2012
• "U.S. Supreme Court Holds Superfund's Traditional Joint and Several Liability and Arranger Liability Have Their Limits: Bar May Be Lowered For Demonstrating Apportionment Liability", May 8, 2009
• "SB 375: California Adopts New Law Geared to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Integrating Regional Transportation and Land Use Planning", October 24, 2008