PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial and Business Transactions

Commercial and Business Litigation

Natural Resources, Mineral Rights and Water Rights

Construction Litigation

Construction Contracts

Transportation

Professional Liability

Education

Yale Law School, J.D., 1970

Yale College, B.A., 1967

Bar Admissions

Colorado, 1970

Arizona, 1975

Professional Associations and Memberships

State Bar of Colorado

State Bar of Arizona

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Newmont Mining Corporation (an NYSE company): General Counsel and Senior Vice President (1989-1996)

Gold Discovery Company: Founder, President and CEO (1997-2000)

Chief Counsel, Water Resources Unit, Arizona Attorney General’s Office (2000-2005)

“Chip” Clark has worked as an in-house counsel and an outside lawyer in a broad range of business contexts, including large publicly traded corporations, small start-up companies and state government. He has provided general and specific counsel to line operators, regional headquarters staff and senior corporate officers and boards of directors on matters including transaction structuring, negotiation and drafting, dispute resolution and litigation prosecution and defense, and regulatory compliance. The transactions, properties and business entities have been located throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and central and southeast Asia.