| Lauren Giles Wishnie focuses her practice on energy regulation and project finance. She advises clients regarding administrative law and procedure, state and federal climate change regulation and National Environmental Policy Act compliance. Lauren’s experience prior to practicing law includes substantial research in environmental regulatory reform and management of governmental relations for a large timber and environmental services project in Central America.
Lauren teaches Contracts at the University of Washington School of Law and is fluent in Spanish. Additional Qualifications
- Summer Associate, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Washington, D.C., 2007
- Summer Law Clerk, Executive Office of the President, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Washington, D.C., 2006
- Special Assistant, International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups-Panama, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama, June-July 2004
- Project Representative, Beyond Timber: The Business of Forest Ecosystems, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Panama City, Panama, 2004
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Professional and Community Activities
- Board Member, City Club of Seattle
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Education J.D., New York University School of Law, 2008
- Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Law Journal
- Sive Paget & Riesel Award, Best Contribution to the Environmental Law Journal by a Graduating Student
- Chair, Legal Projects and Careers, Environmental Law Society
B.A., Political Science, English/Creative Writing, Emory University, 2003, with highest honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Emory Humanitarian Award
- Goodrich C. White Merit Scholarship
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