David Neslin JD

Dave Neslin is a partner in the Denver, Colorado and Reno, Nevada law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where he assists clients with energy and environmental matters.  From 2007 until 2012, he served as Director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  During his tenure, the Commission balanced energy production with environmental protection by comprehensively updating its regulations, implementing new environmental standards, significantly reducing administrative review times, working collaboratively with local governments, and adopting hydraulic fracturing regulations that are considered a national model.  Dave also served as the Chair of State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations, Inc., which conducts peer reviews of state environmental programs, and as Colorado’s representative on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, which provides leadership on U.S. oil and gas issues.  Since joining Davis Graham & Stubbs, he has represented oil and gas companies in regulatory proceedings across the U.S. and has assisted the government of Colombia in updating its regulations for unconventional oil and gas development.  He has testified before the U.S. Congress and Colorado legislature and frequently writes and speaks on responsible energy development to local, national, and international audiences.  Dave was previously a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter, LLP, where he handled precedent-setting litigation under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, National Forest Management Act, and Nuclear Waste Policy Act.