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  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers, 2011
  • Ranked as a leading Energy & Natural Resources lawyer by Chambers USA, 2010-2011 (Band 1) 
  • Named Mountain States Super Lawyer, 2009
  • Listed in Utah Business Magazine, Legal Elite (Energy/Natural Resources), 2008
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2012

  • University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1978)
  • Brigham Young University (B.S., 1973)

  • Utah
  • Wyoming

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William B. Prince

Partner
Salt Lake City
P: (801) 933-7370
F: (801) 933-7373
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Partner and co-Chair in the Energy practice group.  Practices in the areas of domestic natural resources development, energy and environmental law, including all aspects of mineral acquisition, permitting, environmental compliance, joint venture development and finance for coal, uranium, hard minerals and oil and gas projects, and permitting and development of energy projects.  He also has experience with international resources transactions.

Representative Transactions

  • Representation of major coal company in a $1.4 billion acquisition of ARCO Coal Company
  • Representation of major coal company in a $45 million sale of Carbon Basin property
  • Representation of major coal company in CTL property transaction, Powder River Basin
  • Representation of Canadian uranium producer in major Wyoming and Utah property acquisitions

Presentations

  • “Resolving Operational Disputes between Coal Operators and CBM Developers”, Coal Bed Methane, Dealing with Regulatory Financial and Environmental Issues in Project Development Conference, Houston, TX  January 2003.
  • “Joint Development of Coal and Coalbed Methane” Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Special Institute, Denver CO, November, 2002
  • “Joint Development of Coal and Coalbed Methane” Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 48th Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, NV July 2002
  • “International Environmental Auditing: Practical Strategies and Lessons Learned,” Government Institutes, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999
  • “Mine Financing: Traditional Approaches, Trends, and Developments,” NMA Annual Mining Lawyers Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 1998
  • “The Mining Industry, Environmental Ethics and Risk Assessment,” NWMA Annual Conference, Spokane, Washington, 1998
  • “The Basics of Mine Project Financing,” Mining Law and Technology Conference, Socorro, New Mexico, September 4-6, 1997
  • “Liability Risks at Home For Overseas Environmental Claims,” Global Mining Opportunities, Vancouver, B.C., October 1996
  • “New Mining Codes and Related Environmental Laws: Latin America, Africa and the Far East,” SONREEL 4th Annual Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October, 1996
  • “Measuring Environmental Performance in the Global Arena” (Keynote Session) SME Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, March, 1996
  • "Development of International Environmental Regulatory Standards and Agendas Affecting Resource Projects," Inter-American Bar Conference XXXII, Quito, Ecuador, November 1995
  • "Protection and Self Environmental Audits Under EPA's Interim Policy and Expanded Self Audit Privilege Statutes," National Mining Association Mining Lawyers Conference, Palm Beach, Florida, October 1995
  • "International Environmental Regulatory Processes," International Mining & Investment Opportunities, Vancouver, B.C., October 1995
  • "Developing an Environmental Regulatory Model—Piecing Together the Growing Diversity of International Environmental Standards and Agendas," International Resources Law II:  A Blueprint for Mineral Development, Denver, Colorado, February 1995
  • "Environmental Problems in Real Estate and Business Transactions," Tackling Environmental Issues in Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1994
  • "Environmental Trends in Mexican Legislation and the North American Free Trade Agreement," 98th Annual Northwest Mining Association Convention and Trade Show, Spokane, Washington, December 1992
  • "Technical and Legal Considerations for Evaluating and Selecting Environmental Remediation Technologies and Services:  Lessons from the USA," Second Forum and Industrial Exhibit on Environmental Protection, Monterrey, Mexico, May 1992

Professional Activities

  • Utah State Bar
    Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (Chairman, 1986-1987)
  • Lawyer of the Year Award (1993)
  • Wyoming State Bar
  • American Bar Association
    International Environmental Law Committee (Vice-Chairman 1995-96, 1996-97)
    Hard Minerals Committee, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (Chairman 1992-93, 1993-94; Vice-Chairman 1991-92, 1994-95, 1995-96)
    Chairman, Annual Conference on Developments and Trends in Public Land Law (1993, 1994)
  • International Mining Professionals Society
    Co-Founder and Executive Committee
  • Northwest Mining Association
    Chairman, International Affairs
    Co-Chair Environmental Committee
    Co-Chair Public Lands Committee
    Trustee (1998-2000)
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
    International Committee
    Publications Committee
    Mining Section Chair, 40th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (1994)
    Trustee (2004-2007)
  • U.S./Mexico Environmental Business Committee
    Board of Directors (1993-94, 1995-96)
  • Utah Mining Association
    Environmental and Public Lands Committees

Attorney Articles

2002
"Joint Development of Coal and Coalbed Methane," 48 Rocky Mt. Mineral L. Fdn: 19-1
1998
Contributor, International Environmental Auditing, Government Institutes
Summer 1996
"Developing an Environmental Model: Piecing Together the Growing Diversity of International Environmental Standards and Agendas Affecting Mining Companies," Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, Volume 7, Number 2
1985
Environmental Land Use Permits and Approvals Manual, Utah State Bar