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Peter H. Bachman, lead general counsel. Peter is a 1982 cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law and has devoted the past 10 years to practicing in the areas of governmental law, land use and zoning law, real estate law and environmental law. He is a past adjunct legal writing professor at William Mitchell College of Law and one of the leading recognized land use attorneys in the State. From 1983 to 1988, Peter was an attorney for the Metropolitan Council. In that capacity, he obtained extensive experience representing a political subdivision, including expertise in the areas of land use law, environmental review, solid waste, competitive bidding and public contracting, public employment law, data privacy law, open meeting law, and conflict of interest law. He also has represented the Metropolitan Council's HRA and served as initial start-up counsel for the Regional Transit Board. From 1988 through: January 1990,.Peter served as special counsel to the City of Minneapolis on land use and zoning matters. He currently represents the City of Minneapolis as outside counsel regarding the comprehensive revision of the entire City of Minneapolis Zoning Code. Peter joined LS &D in February 1990 and since that time has represented a wide variety of private and public clients in zoning, land use, real estate and environmental matters. He has represented the Minneapolis Community Development Agency in several matters, including drafting the ordinance necessary to restructure the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority and separate it from the Minneapolis Community Development Agency, a matter involving extensive public employment and labor law issues. He negotiated and drafted an agreement between the MCDA and an outside operator for operation of the Minneapolis Upper Harbor River Terminal. He also has represented the MCDA in matters involving the Little Earth Housing Project in Minneapolis. In addition to the City of Minneapolis and the MCDA, Peter has provided outside counsel in land use related matters during the past two years to the Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Board, the Moose Lake Windemere Sanitary Sewer District, the City of South Saint Paul, and the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority. In the past two and one -half years, Peter has represented numerous clients in land use and zoning matters in many different forums, including the City of Minneapolis, the City of Plymouth, the City of Minnetonka, the City of Shorewood, the City of Owatonna, the City of Brainerd, the City of Richfield, the City of Brooklyn Park, the City of Edina, the City of Coon Rapids, the City of Afton, the City of Maple Grove, the City of Roseville, Washington County, Holden Township, West Lakeland Township, the Metropolitan Council, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. His representation in these matters has ranged from representing clients such as Amoco Oil Company in site plan reviews, rezonings, conditional use permits and variances to representing an asphalt company in mining permits and expansions of non conforming 10