Jake Steen advises and represents businesses, developers, and property owners seeking government approvals including licensing, zoning, environmental, and other regulatory matters. He advises and serves as outside general counsel to several small business, non-profits, and institutions seeking to establish, expand, and transact business in both Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.

• Obtain new licenses. Jake represents licensed entities in obtaining new licenses for a variety of licensed activities, including hotels, restaurants, parking facilities and various other uses.
• License violations. Jake represents licensed entities in license settlement conferences with governing jurisdictions to resolve license violations and ensure ongoing business operations are not disrupted.
• Zoning due diligence. Jake performs zoning, permitting, licensing and entitlement due diligence for hundreds of millions of dollars in mixed-use, commercial and residential development projects.
• Conditional use permits. Jake represents property owners and developers in obtaining conditional use permits to establish a variety of uses, including commercial, mixed-use, medical, light and heavy industrial and self-storage.
• Comprehensive plan amendments. Jake represents property owners and tenants to obtain Comprehensive Plan Amendments to permit a variety of uses, including industrial, residential, and commercial uses.
• Zoning text amendments. Helps clients obtain zoning code text amendments relating to use classifications, signage and other provisions of local zoning codes.
• Zoning enforcement matters. Represents business owners to intervene with local government and obtain relief from zoning enforcement actions and obtain land use approvals.
• Environmental reviews. Represented clients obtaining land use approvals and in defense against environmental assessment petitions.
• Wetland replacement Assists in obtaining permits through local government and watersheds.