Drawing on extensive environmental compliance and enforcement experience, Lila provides strategic counsel to energy and natural resources clients on environmental litigation and regulatory enforcement matters.
Lila represents energy and natural resources clients in environmental litigation and regulatory compliance matters. She helps clients navigate complex environmental matters ranging from New Mexico water law matters to defending against government enforcement actions,, and counseling clients on regulatory compliance strategies.
Serving for almost a decade as a trial attorney with the DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, provided Lila with unique insight into federal agency decision-making processes and enforcement priorities. This perspective allows her to anticipate potential regulatory hurdles and develop practical, collaborative approaches that align with clients’ legal requirements and business objectives.
Lila's experience spans the full spectrum of federal ligitation and has included multiple oral aruments and complex e-discovery. Lila has worked on matters affecting the energy sector, including oil and gas operations, mining projects, and infrastructure development. She brings extensive experience negotiating resolutions among diverse stakeholders through consent decrees and settlement agreements.