William Sloan is of counsel with Morrison & Foerster in the firm’s San Francisco office, and serves on the firm’s Cleantech Steering Committee. Mr. Sloan represents domestic and international clients on matters involving natural resource and emission management, regulation, and litigation, with a particular focus on climate change, energy and water resources. He has advised clients on carbon offset generation projects and emission reduction purchase agreements, both under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol and in the voluntary offset marketplace. With respect to water, he has counseled clients on water rights and water supply assessments, and has handled contested cases involving groundwater basin adjudications and water quality compliance.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Sloan served in externships with the United States Department of Justice, the United States EPA, and the California Attorney General’s Office. During his career, he has developed extensive compliance, permitting, and litigation experience involving the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Coastal Act, the Endangered Species Act, the California Forest Practice Act, and other environmental statutes.

For nearly a decade, Mr. Sloan has worked on matters before regulatory agencies, as well as in state, federal, and international courts, successfully litigating cases for both the public and private sector that have been resolved in the California and United States Supreme Courts. His matters have also included representation of sovereign entities such as the Government of Guam and the Republic of Ethiopia. A list of clients is available upon request.

Mr. Sloan received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1994 and his J.D. degree from Hastings College of the Law, University of California in 1999. In 2006, he was awarded a diploma as a Rhodes Ocean Scholar from the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy.

Currently, Mr. Sloan sits on the Climate Change Advisory Committee for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, and participates in the Association’s environmental and government affairs committees. He has served as past Chair (2002) and Vice-Chair (2001) of the San Francisco Barrister Club's Environment Section. Mr. Sloan is also a member of the Energy Bar Association, the Environmental Law Institute and the Environment, Energy and Resources Section of the American Bar Association.