Profil
Matthew K. Tieslau focuses his practice on environmental compliance, water law, and brewery representation.
Matt counsels clients on a range of natural resources and environmental matters, including state and federal regulatory compliance, environmental liability (CERCLA, RCRA, CWA), litigation, permitting, auditing, reporting, enforcement, agency negotiations and environmental due diligence for purchase and sale transactions. His clients have included industrial manufacturers, oil and gas operators, municipalities, mines, property owners, and ranchers.
Matt advises on water law matters related to water applications covering senior and junior rights, as well as exchanges and expansions, historical use quantification, and issues of state versus federal law. He also provides counsel on remediation and other water quality issues.
Matt also advises brewery, distillery, and food and beverage clients on local, state, and federal licensing, ongoing compliance, and day-to-day operations.
Concentrations
- Environmental compliance: auditing, enforcement, permitting, reporting.
- Mining
- Right-of-access
- Election law in the environmental context
- Brewery, distillery, and food and beverage representation
Kompetencje
Doświadczenie
- Representation of various parties in environmental enforcement actions and lawsuits.
- Representation of building associations in building performance rulemakings and litigation in Colorado.
- Representation of oil and gas operators in EPA and BLM regulatory rulemakings and federal litigation.
- Representation of industry associations in low and zero emission vehicle rulemakings in Colorado.
- Representation of oil and gas interests in Colorado Supreme Court case determining the statutory authority of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission to issue oil and gas drilling permits under the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act.
- Representation of parties regarding CERCLA, CWA, and RCRA compliance issues.
- Representation of parties in water applications covering senior and junior rights.
- Represented brewery and distillery clients in licensing, real estate transactions, regulatory compliance, and contract review.
- Representation of parties in USFS negotiations regarding remediation and right-of-access.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Tieslau prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Fellow, Colorado Office of the Attorney General, 2014-2015
- Extern, Colorado Office of the Attorney General: Natural Resources & Environment Section, 2014
- Intern, Denver Water, 2013
- Intern, Colorado Public Utilities Commission: Policy, Research and Emerging Issues Group, 2013
Sukcesy i wyróżnienia
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
- "Ones to Watch," Litigation - Environmental, 2023-2025
- "Ones to Watch," Natural Resources Law, 2023-2025
- "Ones to Watch," Environmental Law, 2024-2025
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense - Toxic Tort, 2024
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Colorado Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2023-2024
- Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Environmental Law Section
- Member, Natural Resources & Energy Law Section
- Member, Water Law Section
- Member, Brewers Association
- Member, American Homebrewers Association
- Member, Faculty of Federal Advocates
Kwalifikacje
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J.D., University of Colorado Law School
- Managing Editor, Colorado Natural Resources, Energy, & Environmental Law Review
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B.S., Environmental Health, University of Georgia College of Public Health
- Member, Epsilon Nu Eta Environmental Health Honor Society
- Colorado