Matthew L. Abbot

Matt focuses on compliance counseling and transactional work across a range of industries, including energy, transportation, consumer products, and real estate development. His legal practice includes work with projects requiring compliance with the Clean Water Act, California Water Code, CEQA/NEPA, Hazardous Waste Control Law, Proposition 65, and other state and federal permitting and regulatory requirements. Matt has experience in real estate, including transactional and litigation work related to CEQA, land use and zoning, easements, inverse condemnation, and contract disputes. Matt also focuses on energy law, including power purchase agreement and energy service agreement negotiation.

Matt is a former naval aviator and has logged over 3,400 hours of flight time in multiple aircraft including the F/A-18E, T-45A/C, C-40A, and C-20G. He served as the commanding officer of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and he continues to serve in the Navy Reserve as an Aviation Culture Workshop facilitator for Commander, Naval Air Forces.