Of Counsel, Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless
Clayton Parr, now retired from active practice, has spent his career working in the area of natural resources law. His work involved nearly all aspects of that field, including mineral exploration, acquisition of mineral and related land use rights, permitting, project development, venture relationships, contracting, and government relations.
Clayton represented some of the world’s largest mining and oil and gas companies and served as lead counsel in the acquisition of a $1.7 billion Nevada gold project, facilitated the purchase of 400 producing oil and gas wells in Utah and Montana, represented a major international gold firm in the acquisition of exploration properties in Indonesia, Africa and Latin America, participated in the drafting and lobbying of geothermal legislation in Utah and in the establishment of the first geothermal producing unit in the state, and assisted buyers in an acquisition and operation of three operating coal mines in Utah. He taught mining law as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah College of Law.
Prior to joining the firm in 1976, Clayton practiced with a law firm in Anchorage, Alaska, followed by five years as corporate counsel with The Anaconda Company. He graduated in from the University of Utah College of Law and also holds a Master of Science degree in Geology and Economics from the University of Utah. He has served as President of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (now the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law) and the Utah Association of Petroleum and Mining Landmen, Chair of the Hard Minerals Committee of the Natural Resources Section, American Bar Association, Chair of the Section on Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law, Utah State Bar, Vice Chair of the Utah Energy Conservation and Development Council, member of the Utah Board of Parks and Recreation, and Chair of Envision Utah. In 2017 he was honored as a distinguished alumnus of the University of Utah.
Now participating in emeritus status, he has been a member of the Advisory Council of the University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center and GWC, its successor, since 1990.