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Our lawyers have years of experience and insights based on prior employment in the executive and legislative branches of state and federal government. DLA Piper boasts two former House Majority Leaders, the former Governor of Michigan and former counsel for the chair of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This profound knowledge and familiarity with the inner workings of government can be particularly critical in obtaining the passage of favorable legislation or rulemakings on behalf of our clients.

We have experience in the following matters:

  • Representing the Government of Alberta before Congress regarding US importation of petroleum from oil sands
  • Testifying regarding legislative and regulatory reform for the weather-related derivatives market
  • Advising on legislative work before the US Senate and House of Representatives on behalf of an oil company regarding restrictions on foreign oil
  • Organizing the watershed 1986 Senate hearings on climate change as former counsel for the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, and actively participating in the political and policy process leading to US support for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • Drafting comments and assisting organizations responding to a rulemaking proposal to regulate carbon dioxide
  • Drafting state legislation permitting funding of a carbon capture and storage project and developing a regulatory strategy on behalf of an electric utility client




James J. Blanchard
james.blanchard@dlapiper.com 
Co-Chair - Government Affairs 
     Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4303           
F: +1 202 799 5303    

Thomas M. Boyd
tom.boyd@dlapiper.com
Co-Chair - Government Affairs
Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4361
F: +1 202 799 5361

Andrea J. Grant
andrea.grant@dlapiper.com
Partner
Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4306
F: +1 202 799 5306

LeAnn M. Johnson-Koch
leann.johnson@dlapiper.com
Partner
Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4380
F: +1 202 799 5380

Alix Magill
alexandra.magill@dlapiper.com
Associate
Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4528
F: +1 202 799 5528

William H. Minor
william.minor@dlapiper.com
Partner
Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4312
F: +1 202 799 5312

C. Robert Paul
Robert.Paul@dlapiper.com
Of Counsel
New York
T: +1 212 335 4993
F: +1 917 778 8893

Steven Jay Shimberg
steven.shimberg@dlapiper.com
Of Counsel
Washington, DC
T: +1 202 799 4382
F: +1 202 799 5382

 

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Our Climate Change lawyers regularly publish insights and analysis on legal developments related to climate change. Read the latest on our Climate Related Publications page.      
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