Environmental Regulation One Year After Loper Bright: Judicial Review, Policy Shifts, NEPA Rulings

Mr. Auslander’s legal practice focuses on environmental, natural resources, and administrative law and litigation. He represents numerous major and small businesses, trade associations, and state agencies in a wide range of regulatory and litigation matters, both national and local in scope. He devotes a significant part of his practice to counseling and litigation under NEPA and similar state laws.His practice also addresses complex legal issues surrounding development of oil and gas, hardrock minerals, other natural resources, and renewable energy on public lands onshore and on the OCS. He assists multinational corporations, domestic companies, and leading industry trade associations in protecting valuable lease rights and navigating the ever-changing environmentalrequirements to develop those leases.

Ms. Keyes combines the trial skills learned from her 17-year career as a prosecutor with her in-depth knowledge of local, state and federal governments and deep understanding of environmental law to advise clients on complex litigation and regulatory matters so clients can mitigate legal risks and achieve their business and operational imperatives. She advises a wide variety of business, institutional and organizational clients on all aspects of environmental policy, government relations, compliance planning, incident response, subsequent enforcement and litigation matters and special investigations for private and municipal clients. Having worked on matters involving every environmental statute, a significant portion of Ms. Keyes practice focuses on helping clients understand the regulatory and litigation risks associated with permit issues, worker safety, and emerging contaminants, including PFAS and ethylene oxide, as well as plastics and asbestos. She specializes in assessing facility impacts on fence-line communities and developing strategies for community engagement when appropriate. Ms. Keyes also advises clients on environment, social and governance (ESG) matters and the impacts climate change can have on business operations.