Jon Lear
Managing Partner
rubymt@aol.com - 801-538-5003
Jon is the managing partner for Lear & Lear. His practice areas include natural resources and renewable energy development with a focus on renewable natural gas and geothermal issues.
In recent years, Jon’s work has primarily focused on the use of alternative fuels in the nation’s transportation fleet, focusing on all aspects of renewable natural gas development including environmental credit sales, Co2 and methane liquefaction; Jon has also organized and implemented projects across a broad range of natural resource and energy issues.
Practice Areas
Transactional & Due Diligence
Purchase & Sale Agreements
Permitting
Environmental Due Diligence
Acquisition & Divestiture
Due Diligence
Title
Contract Issues
Deal Structuring
Transfer of Title
Indemnification
Confidentiality
Lien Priority
Third-Party Consents and Waiver
Consents to Assign
Waiver of Preferential Purchase Rights
Transactional Documents
Letter of Intent
Confidentiality Agreements
Purchase & Sale Agreements
Title Defects
Closing Documents
Curative Title Documents
Renewable Energy
Site Identification
Land & Title Issues
Due Diligence
Rights-of-Way
Contractor Agreements
Gas sale agreements
Project Development Documents
Regulatory Compliance
EPA and state environmental credit regimes (RINs)
Natural Resources
American Indian Law
Acquisitions of Mineral Interests on Federal, State & Private Lands
Compliance & Regulation
Permitting
Due Diligence
Transactions
Public Leasing & Permitting
Alternative Energy Projects
Mineral Development
Surface Use & Conservation Easements
Representative Matters
Organization and implementation of coal leases and electrical generation on native Navajo lands
Off-shore Alaska drilling negotiations in the Bering and Beaufort Seas between National groups and 6 major oil companies
North Slope Native American and energy issues (Gwitchen)
Development of an integrated energy plan for Yellowstone National Park.
Organization and implementation of Alternative Fuel/Air Quality Projects in the following locations:
Denver, Colorado (1987)
Sacramento, California (1988)
Los Angeles, California (1989-1994)
Houston, Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Texas (1994-2002)
Juarez/ El Paso/ Las Cruces Region (1996-2002)
Long Island, New York City and Central New York State (1995-2002)
Hartford, Connecticut (1997-2001)
Yellowstone National Park and Greater Yellowstone/Teton Region (1998-2002)
RNG studies for DOE 2009-2010
Geothermal Development 2009 -
RNG Project Development 2016 to 2021
Admissions
Jon is admitted to practice in Utah.
Education
University of Utah, (J.D., 1976)
University of Utah (B.A., History, 1972)