Jon Schaefer I am a Partner in the Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I focus my practice on environmental compliance counseling, permitting, site remediation, occupational health and safety, energy regulatory compliance and siting, and litigation related to federal and state regulatory programs. My experiences working on complex matters for over a decade enable me to work effectively with experts and legal counsel to help clients minimize risk and solve compliance, enforcement, transactional, and regulatory matters. My full firm bio can be accessed here. | Ken Baldwin I am the Chair of the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I focus my practice on all aspects of energy, telecommunications, and utilities law. Over my 30+ years of practice, I have regularly appeared before regulatory authorities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire on utility, energy, and fuel transmission matters. I have also been involved in more than 3,500 energy and telecommunications facility siting matters. My full bio is here. |
Megan Baroni I am a Partner in the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I have extensive experience counseling clients on a wide variety of environmental, health, and safety issues. I frequently represent manufacturers and distributors and I am a contributing author to the firm’s Manufacturing Law Blog, focusing on environmental, health, and safety trends that will impact the industry. My full bio can be accessed here. | John Casey I am a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Development Section, where my practice concentrates on land use and environmental matters, with particular emphasis on coastal management, development, and permitting and littoral and riparian water rights. My practice covers all aspects of planning, zoning, wetland permits, and approvals, as well as litigation related to land use permitting and property rights. My full bio is here. |
Natale DiNatale I am chair of Robinson+Cole’s Labor Relations Group, which is both nationally and regionally ranked in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in the area of Labor Law – Management. I counsel employers on all facets of employment law and has devoted his practice almost exclusively to management-side labor relations in the private sector. My full firm bio can be accessed here. | Emily Deans I am an Associate in Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. My practice focuses on environmental compliance counseling and enforcement matters, telecommunications facility siting, energy regulatory compliance, and permitting before state and federal regulatory agencies and local land use boards. My full firm bio can be accessed here. |
Chris Eddy I am an Associate in the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I focus my practice in the areas of environmental compliance and litigation, retail energy supply, and utility regulatory matters. My full bio is here. | Brian Freeman I counsel and represent clients in a wide array of environmental matters, with particular focus on air quality, climate change, site remediation, and waste management/recycling. Over my 30+ years of practice, I’ve worked with regulated parties in a number of industries, particularly aerospace, electricity generation, petroleum marketing, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals, composting/organics management, and general manufacturing. My full bio is here. |
Peter Knight A Partner in Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group, my practice focuses on environmental litigation and enforcement matters. I routinely assist clients with private cost recovery and complex multiparty CERCLA cases and class actions, as well as environmental remediation projects. In addition to my land-based practice, I also represent a variety of coastal and maritime interests in connection with large vessel casualties, oil spills and emergency response, and counseling on U.S. Coast Guard regulatory matters. My full firm bio can be accessed here. | Rachel Mayo I am an Analyst in the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. With over 25 years of experience in the land use field, I provide research and analysis services for a variety of clients such as telecommunications providers; tower builders; and solar energy, fuel cell, and power generation companies. I also assist with producing land use applications for submission to state and local agencies. My full bio is here. |
Diana Neeves I am an Associate in Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group, where I practice focuses on environmental and land use litigation and regulatory compliance. My litigation experience involves disputes related to chemical contamination and clean-up, federal and state environmental enforcement actions, and local zoning appeals. I work with clients on the clean-up of contaminated properties and helps clients evaluate, manage, and limit environmental risk associated with business and property transactions. My full firm bio can be accessed here. | Joey Lee Miranda I am a Partner in the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. With 20+ years of experience, my practice focuses on energy, telecommunications, and water matters, including litigation, transactional and regulatory representation, and counseling. I regularly participates in proceedings before state regulatory agencies across New England on utility, telecommunications, and energy-related matters. I also handle administrative appeals of agency decisions to state courts. An important aspect of my practice involves counseling clients on regulatory compliance matters. My full bio is here. |
Bob Melvin I am a Robinson+Cole Partner with more than 25 years of experience counseling clients on environmental, health and safety compliance, sustainability, emergency response, brownfield, and other site remediation and development projects. I currently co-chair the firm’s Sustainability Group and previously worked as an environmental engineer for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (now CTDEEP). I represent companies and organizations on related concerns arising in real estate and corporate transactions, as well as enforcement, cost recovery and other proceedings before agencies and courts. These clients include aerospace and other manufacturers, stone and aggregate producers, metal finishers, municipalities, developers, educational institutions, and water and wastewater utilities. My full firm bio can be accessed here. | Earl Phillips I am the Founding Chair of Robinson+Cole’s Environment, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I am engaged in a broad range of risk management, transactional, compliance, liability allocation, siting, and defense matters. These involve virtually all major federal environmental programs, their state analogs, as well as energy siting, brownfields, and environmental justice matters. I am a member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) and an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law/Policy at both Wesleyan University and Tufts University. My full firm bio can be accessed here. |
Leticia Pimental I am an Associate in the firm’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I focus my practice on energy and utility law, assisting clients with the permitting and siting of energy, utility, and other infrastructure projects. I help natural gas and electric providers secure permits and approvals for installation of new transmission and distribution facilities throughout Rhode Island. My full bio is here. | Jim Ray I have more than 25 years of experience as an environmental and product liability litigator and counselor, and have served as court-appointed common counsel or liaison counsel in multiple environmental matters. These experiences, combined with a strong technical and business background, enable me to work effectively with engineers, scientists, other experts, and legal counsel to help clients minimize risk and solve compliance, enforcement, site remediation, and cost allocation challenges. My full bio is here. |
Emilee Mooney Scott I am a Partner in the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. My practice focuses on assisting clients in complying with federal and state environmental laws, with a particular focus on the management of hazardous and toxic substances, especially under the Toxic Substances Control Act an the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. I also regularly help clients understand, manage, and limit environmental risk associated with business and property transactions, including assisting clients in complying with transaction-triggered compliance requirements like the Connecticut Transfer Act. My full bio is here. | Rickie Sonpal I am the co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Business Section and a member of the firm’s Business Transactions Group. I routinely represent renewable energy developers and investors in the sale or acquisition of renewable energy projects throughout the United States. Read my full bio on rc.com. |
Rachel Thomas I am a member of the firm’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group, where my practice focuses on energy regulatory law, retail energy supply, and counseling both traditional and renewable energy developers in matters relating to real estate and site control throughout the project development phase and commercial operation. My recent efforts have included drafting and negotiating lease agreements and amendments, easements, and other lease-related documents for national renewable energy developers covering complex wind, solar and battery storage development. Read my full bio on rc.com. | George Watson I am a Partner in the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. I focus my practice on energy, telecommunications, and utilities matters, as well as a range of range of environmental, real estate, and land use concerns. I assist clients with the siting and permitting of energy, utility, and other infrastructure projects, drafting and negotiating environmental land use restrictions in connection with the remediation of contaminated properties, and the acquisition, development, and disposition of commercial real property. My full bio is here. |