Bill Pedersen, senior counsel in the firm's Environment,
Energy & Resources practice, is best known for his work on the Clean Air
Act. He has been involved as a legislative and regulatory counselor, as a
litigator, and as an expert witness in virtually every important Clean Air Act
issue for the last 25 years, including new source review, Title V permits,
amending air quality standards, hazardous air pollutant regulation, new source
performance standards, fuels regulation, state implementation plans,
the development and implementation of market based approaches, and enforcement
of these provisions. Much of this work has been done on behalf of the forest
products, petroleum, and natural gas transmission and distribution industries.
Congress has twice written suggestions in Bill's law review articles into the
Clean Air Act.As a member of the Breaking the Logjam Project, Bill is
taking a lead role in developing analytical support for the next round of Clean
Air Act amendments, which will largely focus on simplifying the statute to
obtain additional emission reductons - possibly including greenhouse gas
reductions - at less cost. . Bill is also known as an innovative
author and practitioner in environmental law and administrative law generally.
He has extensive practice experience under RCRA, CERCLA and the Clean Air Water
Act. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Bill served as Deputy General
Counsel and Associate General Counsel for Air and Radiation at the Environmental
Protection Agency before becoming a partner at Shaw Pittman. Pedersen earned his
law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He earned his undergraduate
degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard College.
Lawyer Profile
William F. Pedersen
Bill Pedersen Law
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Recognized Since:1989
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Recognized in:Litigation - Environmental
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Law School:Harvard Law School
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Location:111 Fourth Street, NEWashington, DC 20002
Bill Pedersen, senior counsel in the firm's Environment,
Energy & Resources practice, is best known for his work on the Clean Air
Act. He has been involved as a legislative and regulatory counselor, as a
litigator, and as an expert witness in virtually every important Clean Air Act
issue for the last 25 years, including new source review, Title V permits,
amending air quality standards, hazardous air pollutant regulation, new source
performance standards, fuels regulation, state implementation plans,
the development and implementation of market based approaches, and enforcement
of these provisions. Much of this work has been done on behalf of the forest
products, petroleum, and natural gas transmission and distribution industries.
Congress has twice written suggestions in Bill's law review articles into the
Clean Air Act.As a member of the Breaking the Logjam Project, Bill is
taking a lead role in developing analytical support for the next round of Clean
Air Act amendments, which will largely focus on simplifying the statute to
obtain additional emission reductons - possibly including greenhouse gas
reductions - at less cost. . Bill is also known as an innovative
author and practitioner in environmental law and administrative law generally.
He has extensive practice experience under RCRA, CERCLA and the Clean Air Water
Act. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Bill served as Deputy General
Counsel and Associate General Counsel for Air and Radiation at the Environmental
Protection Agency before becoming a partner at Shaw Pittman. Pedersen earned his
law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He earned his undergraduate
degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard College.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Harvard College, BA,
- Harvard Law School, J.D.,
Bar Admissions:
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Litigation - Environmental
Awards:
- Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School 1985
- Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1997 - 1998 Academic Year
- Listed in Washington D.C. Super Lawyers
- Listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers: Environment
Federal Clerkships:
- United States Court of Appeals
Areas of Expertise:
- Administrative/Regulatory
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Climate Change
- Counseling
- Government Relations
- International
- Litigation
- Permitting
- RCRA/Hazardous Waste
Firm Details
Bill Pedersen Law
Attorney Case History
Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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