Terrence I. Danysh
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Practice Emphasis
About Terrence
Terrence (Terry) Danysh’s practice focuses on permitting, entitlements, and regulatory approvals. He represents clients in a broad range of industries and sectors throughout the Pacific Northwest. This includes telecommunications, land use, and municipal law.
Terry has over 30 years of experience working extensively on regulatory related issues. He has been involved in many high-profile projects working closely with clients throughout all phases of their process. Terry is most often brought in at the start of a project, then closely monitors all project phases, while anticipating obstacles, risks, and regulatory approval needs.
His practice includes representing telecommunications companies, Native American tribes and governmental entities in legal disputes over local, state and federal regulations or their application. Terry also works in the eminent domain arena on behalf of private and public entities.
Terry serves as a partner and close legal advisor to his clients and always works towards de-escalating conflict through dogged negotiation. When disputes cannot be resolved, Terry is prepared to represent his clients in litigation.
Terry has been listed in Best Lawyers in America©; named a “Top Lawyer in Washington” by Washington CEO Magazine and Avvo Inc.; and listed in Washington Super Lawyer for several consecutive years. The broad range Terry’s practice includes:
- Telecommunications applications/approvals
- Drafting, modifying and updating local, state and federal regulations
- Conditional uses, variances, and nonconforming uses
- Financing arrangements
- Development agreements
- Land use due diligence and analysis
- Annexations and boundary extensions
- Appeals and enforcement of impact fee issues.
- Charter Communications/Washington Public Works Board negotiations over broadband grants and regulations
- Lumen Technologies fka Century Link/negotiations with City of Seattle over broadband regulations
- Capital One’s Western States headquarters and operations
- Amtrak’s Pacific Northwest corridor maintenance yard and facilities
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe’s sale of the Salish Lodge to Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe’s Salish Lodge expansion project (2008-2019)
- City of Shoreline, Washington in the Point Wells and Shoreline Place projects
- B. Sports’ Trophy Lake and Washington National Golf and Country Clubs
- Robertson Properties Group’s redevelopment of the 80-acre Valley Drive-In property in Auburn, Washington and the 65-acre Midway Drive-in in Kent, Washington
Terry is a frequent author and speaker on a variety of topics that fall within the unique areas of his practice emphasis.
