Veteran attorney Michael Elam brings more than three decades of experience in environmental, energy, infrastructure and natural resource law in both the private and public sectors. He structures creative agreements and helps secure approvals and financing for complex national and international agreements involving the development, remediation and financing of environmentally challenged or controversial projects surrounding energy and sensitive water bodies or sources.
Michael represents businesses and other clients in complex projects and transactions, disputes and litigation. He is known for helping clients obtain creative and cutting-edge agreements, particularly with respect to infrastructure and energy-related international projects. Michael offers deep experience in investigations, risk avoidance, risk allocation and dispute resolution with a chess vs. checkers approach to clients’ long-term goals. He is effective in working with federal, state and international governments and representing private sector clients seeking to secure approvals and financing for sensitive development projects or to resolve significant, complex claims.
Credentials
Education
- Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, international law
- Macalester College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa
- Colorado College, water resources
- Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, J.D.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Indiana
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Indiana Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit