Holland & Hart Announces New Global Climate Change Practice
DENVER (February 6, 2007) - Holland & Hart announced a new Global Climate Change Practice Group. The firm is the first and only law firm based in the Rocky Mountains to organize a practice group concentrating on this rapidly emerging area of law and policy.
Holland & Hart’s Global Climate Change Practice Group consists of attorneys who counsel clients on the climate change aspects of energy and natural resources development, industrial energy use, regulatory compliance, renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects, corporate disclosure and governance, carbon markets, litigation, and government relations. Many of the Global Climate Change Group’s attorneys actively participate in public and private climate change policy initiatives and write and speak on climate change issues.
"Climate change has quickly become a complex area of law and public policy affecting a wide array of client industries," said Lawrence Wolfe, Managing Partner of Holland & Hart. "Virtually all of our clients are or will be affected by the rapidly emerging legal issues surrounding climate change law and policy. The Global Climate Change Group is essential for us to continue our commitment to sophisticated client service in this vital area."
James Holtkamp leads the new practice group. He is actively involved in climate change issues and has years of experience counseling clients on related issues locally, nationally, and internationally. He currently teaches the Law of Climate Change at the University of Utah College of Law.
"We are at the beginning of a legal and policy tsunami," said Mr. Holtkamp. "Holland & Hart is uniquely situated to address climate issues affecting our clients in the Rocky Mountain West and throughout the world."
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