Shane R. Swindle
- Phoenix
Notice
Before proceeding, please note: If you are not a current client of Perkins Coie, please do not include any information in this e-mail that you or someone else considers to be of a confidential or secret nature. Perkins Coie has no duty to keep confidential any of the information you provide. Neither the transmission nor receipt of your information is considered a request for legal advice, securing or retaining a lawyer. An attorney-client relationship with Perkins Coie or any lawyer at Perkins Coie is not established until and unless Perkins Coie agrees to such a relationship as memorialized in a separate writing.
An authority on environmental law, Shane represents businesses of all sizes, as well as individuals across the country.
Shane Swindle represents clients in a wide variety of commercial cases, with an emphasis on litigation of environmental matters in the mining, aerospace, and electronics industries. He manages commercial cases ranging from disputes over the operation of a nuclear power plant to matters pertaining to commercial contracts and arbitration clauses. Notably, he handled a case regarding the ownership of valuable dinosaur fossils found on a Montana ranch.
In the environmental sector, Shane counsels on matters related to The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Nation Environmental Policy Act, Uranium Mill Tailings Reclamation Act, "toxic torts," and other relevant state laws. In addition to leading litigation matters, Shane regularly advises businesses on environmental matters, including plant and mine closure and reclamation, and conducts due diligence for real estate and other transactions.
Active in the legal community, Shane is an elected member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1986
- Brigham Young University, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1983
Bar and Court Admissions
-
Arizona
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Related Employment
- Dalton Gotto Samson & Kilgard, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ, Partner, 1995-2000
- Meyer Hendricks Victor Osborn & Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, Associate and Partner, 1987-1995
Clerkships
- Hon. Stanley Feldman, Supreme Court of Arizona
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Environment, 2017-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law, 2003-2025; Mining Law, 2023-2025
Lawyer of the Year, Arizona, Environmental Law, Best Lawyers in America 2021
Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- American College of Environmental Lawyers, Elected Member