Garrett Kral

Garrett advises and defends clients across industries, with a focus on environmental and energy related matters.

Garrett’s prior experience serving as Special Advisor for Oversight at US EPA Headquarters and as Counsel for Oversight and Investigations on the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources contributes to his skill in advocating for clients on key issues before Congress, the White House, and federal agencies.

Experience

  • Represents clients on energy policy and environmental matters.
  • Represents leading information services companies on privacy and information security issues.
  • Represents clients in response to Congressional investigations.
  • Authored legislation on risk management for climate change, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, wildfires, and data privacy, among other topics.
  • Represents companies and trade associations in major Clean Air Act rulemakings.
  • Represents chemical manufacturing companies in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act defense from EPA and various States.
  • Represented a national supplier of automobile parts in Clean Air Act mobile enforcement defense.
  • Advised private capital groups during the consideration of environmental and energy-related acquisition of companies.

Memberships

  • Executive Committee Member, The Federalist Society, Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group
  • Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources, Air Quality Committee

Awards & Recognition

  • Pro Bono Spotlight: Negotiated a consent order with a State’s Department of Environmental Protection on behalf of a pro bono client for alleged violations of the State’s Safe Drinking Water Act and implementation regulations.
  • Participant: Originalism Summer Seminar, Georgetown Law’s Center for the Constitution
  • Participant: American Bar Association, Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources, Leadership Development Program

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