David J. Hayes,

Former Deputy Secretary of the Interior

as guest speaker of the

Politics of the Environment Lecture Series

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Thursday, October 14, 2004

2:00 p.m.

Flamingo Ballroom, Whitten University Center

University of Miami, Coral Gables

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Free and Open to the Public

(Call 305.284.8259 for more information)

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The University of Miami's Center for Ecosystem Science & Policy (CESP) is hosting a series of lectures on environmental policy surrounding the presidential debates. Politics of the Environment is bringing to campus a distinguished group of current and former federal environmental policy makers to discuss environmental policy issues. Guests will speak directly with voters on each candidate's environmental policies, their current record for protecting the environment, and future issues affecting the environment. Stay posted on information about subsequent speakers.

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David J. Hayes

David J. Hayes is the Global Chair of the Environment, Land & Resources Department at Latham & Watkins, a department comprised of nearly 100 lawyers who work on environmental, energy and resources matters throughout the United States and in the firm’s overseas offices. 

Mr. Hayes is resident in the Latham & Watkins’ Washington, D.C. office, where his practice focuses on counseling, litigation and transactions involving environmental, energy and natural resources matters.  Mr. Hayes has practiced in the field for more than twenty years, combining an extensive background in EPA-related regulatory matters (contaminated sites, chemical regulation, air and water pollution issues) with natural resource-related matters (water rights and allocation, endangered species act implementation, energy project permitting, land conservation projects, and Indian-related matters).

Mr. Hayes served as the Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the second term of the Clinton Administration.  As Deputy Secretary, he was second in command at Interior under Secretary Bruce Babbitt, with statutory responsibility to serve as the Chief Operating Officer over Interior’s 70,000 employees and $10 billion budget.  Mr. Hayes was nominated for the position by President Clinton, and confirmed by unanimous vote of the United States Senate.  While at Interior, Mr. Hayes played a lead role in many of the Department’s most difficult and important matters with a primary focus on the acquisition and protection of threatened lands (e.g. acquisition of the Headwaters old-growth redwood forest in Northern California); the restoration of threatened ecosystems (e.g. the Bay-Delta ecosystem restoration project in California); the introduction of modern water management approaches in the west (e.g. the Colorado River initiatives undertaken by the Administration); the negotiation of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act; energy-related issues associated with federal lands and resources (e.g. oil and gas development, hydropower licensing, etc.); and the settlement of long-standing Indian water and land disputes.

Prior to entering public service in early 1997, Mr. Hayes was a partner at Latham & Watkins specializing in environmental and natural resources matters.  He has served in a variety of leadership positions in the environmental, energy and resources field, including Chairman of the Board of the Environmental Law Institute, a nonprofit research and publication center for environmental law and management professionals.  He serves on the boards or advisory committees for a number of organizations, including PacifiCorp (environmental advisory committee), American Rivers (Board member), RESOLVE (Board member), the Natural Heritage Institute (Board member), the Hewlett Foundation (energy and environmental advisor), and the Stanford Law School (Board of Visitors). 

Mr. Hayes was recently recognized as one of “America's leading business lawyers” by Chambers and Partners USA and The International Who’s Who of Environmental Lawyers.  He was also ranked as among the top three environmental lawyers in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Hayes is a 1978 graduate of the Stanford Law School, where he was Notes Editor for the Stanford Law Review, and he is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame.