Holland & Hart LLP announced today that Jake Tyner has joined the firm as Of Counsel & Senior Director of Federal Affairs in its Washington, DC office, strengthening the firm's bipartisan Federal Affairs team and Environmental and Natural Resources practice.
Jake is a lawyer and strategic policy advisor who has spent more than a decade working on federal energy, environmental, and natural resources issues—from the Department of the Interior and Capitol Hill to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has advised policymakers and stakeholders on many of the issues that shape energy and resource development, including permitting, public lands, domestic mineral development, and energy infrastructure. He offers clients a strategic perspective informed by years of developing policy from inside government.
Jake advises clients across the full spectrum of the energy and natural resources economy, including oil and gas, mining, critical minerals, renewable energy, energy storage, and electric transmission. His experience spans permitting reform, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation, public lands management, domestic mineral supply, energy infrastructure, and federal regulatory policy.
Most recently, Jake served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior, helping oversee federal energy and mineral development onshore and offshore and working with the White House and the National Energy Dominance Council on the Administration's critical minerals, permitting reform, and energy security priorities. Previously, he served as Deputy Solicitor for Energy and Mineral Resources, advising Department leadership on oil and gas, mining, renewable energy, royalty management, and public lands.
Earlier in his career, Jake served as Chief Counsel for the Environment Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, advising on matters within EPA's jurisdiction; as General Counsel to Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska; and as Policy Advisor and Counsel to Congressman David McKinley of West Virginia. He began his career at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute.
"Jake brings a rare command of how federal energy and natural resources decisions actually get made and how to influence them," said Andrew Wheeler, Partner and Head of Holland & Hart's Federal Affairs team. "His experience across the executive branch, Congress, and industry gives clients a real advantage on the issues that determine whether projects move forward, particularly critical minerals and the national security questions increasingly tied to domestic resource development. He knows how to translate that insight into solutions for clients navigating a complex federal landscape."
"I've known and worked with Jake for years on Capitol Hill and at the Department of the Interior," said Kelly Johnson, Administrative Partner of Holland & Hart's Washington, DC office. "His strategic instincts, substantive policy knowledge and experience, along with his sound judgment set him apart. We're thrilled to welcome him to our growing Washington DC team to put his experience to work for clients."
“After more than a decade inside the federal government, I'm looking forward to putting my expertise to work directly for clients," said Jake. "The combination of the firm's strength in energy and natural resources, its national platform, and the chance to collaborate with a high-caliber team of federal affairs professionals who are deeply engaged in these issues makes this the right move for me."
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