About Amy Forbes

Amy R. Forbes is the Co-Chair of the Land Use Practice Group, having spent her entire legal career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She has previously served on the Firm’s Executive Committee and as the Co-Partner in Charge of the Los Angeles office.  Ms. Forbes’ practice is concentrated on land use planning issues, including zoning, planning, the California Environmental Quality Act, and municipal law.  The primary focus of her land use practice is at the administrative level, including the negotiation of agreements with local governments and public agencies, the supervision of the preparation of environmental documentation, the processing of entitlements through public hearings and community meetings and other administrative proceedings, as well as legal issues associated with project development and construction.

During a one-year leave of absence from the firm in 1988-89, she had the honor and opportunity to work on land use planning issues at the Crown Property Bureau, the agency of the Thai government which manages the King of Thailand’s property, under a Luce Foundation Fellowship.