Critical Minerals: Environmental Regulation of Rare Earth Elements and Strategic Metals

Mr. Busboom is a forward-thinking corporate and transactional attorney who serves as the chair of Womble Bond Dickinson’s renewable energy group. With a focus on the energy transition, he supports companies and investors navigating complex energy, natural resource, supply chain, and environmental matters. Mr. Busboom's extensive experience within project permitting, real property, engineering/construction, material supply, and offtake business sectors underscores his deep understanding of the interconnectedness of the ever-evolving energy industry. His practice is centered on structuring and negotiating transactions across a spectrum of innovative and traditional energy matters. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in the environmental, engineering, and energy industries, Mr. Busboom also provides strategic counsel on general operational, regulatory, and developmental matters, including environmental diligence, risk mitigation, permitting, compliance, and resolving administrative disputes or enforcement actions.

Mr. Doig is a practical and solutions-focused environmental attorney. He works on all aspects of complex natural resource development projects, including permit development, compliance, administrative appeals, litigation, and remand. Mr. Doig has extensive experience with permitting and compliance issues under both the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act and corresponding state laws. He has also overseen site cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for sites across Alaska. Before joining Stoel Rives, Mr. Doig was a senior assistant attorney general and assistant attorney general with the Alaska Department of Law, Environmental Section.