Peter Denton is a member of Nossaman's Infrastructure Practice Group. He counsels commuter and freight railroads, public transit and light rail systems, and state and local government transportation agencies on a variety of regulatory, transactional, and litigation issues. His experience includes advising clients on Surface Transportation Board regulatory requirements, Federal Railroad Administration safety standards, and projects under design-build contracts and public-private partnerships.
Prior to private practice, Mr. Denton worked as a law clerk for Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Public Representation. Before beginning his legal career, he worked as a journalist and an in-house writer for World Resources Institute, an environmental think-tank.
Representative Work
Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Represented client on a variety of projects, including the abandonment and rail banking of a rail corridor for possible future use, and FRA regulatory compliance.
Tri-Country Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon. Represented client in obtaining an FRA horn blowing waiver, compliance with FRA positive trail control regulations, and a variety of other federal regulatory matters.
Utah Transit Authority. Represented client in a variety of federal regulatory matters, including obtaining FRA shared use and horn blowing waivers.
Meridian Southern Railway, LLC. Represented client in obtaining an STB exemption for the construction of a rail line in Meridian, MS.
Trinity Railway Express. Represented client in its 7th Circuit appeal of a Railroad Retirement Board determination of the status of the client as covered by the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.
Village of Barrington, IL. Represented client in its challenge at the STB and D.C. Circuit to the merger of two major railroads.
The Buncher Company. Represented client in STB and D.C. Circuit proceedings to determine the regulatory status of certain removed rail tracks in Pittsburgh, PA.
Macquarie Corporate & Asset Finance. Advised client on Railroad Retirement and other federal regulatory issues relating to the acquisition of a railroad.
Michigan and Ohio Departments of Transportation. Advised clients on various matters related to the FRA High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program.