Sidley Adds Environmental Partner Heather Palmer in Houston

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sidley
Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Heather Palmer has joined the
firm in its Houston office as a partner in its Environmental practice.
She joins Sidley from Bracewell LLP. Ms. Palmer brings a wealth of
environmental regulatory knowledge and experience in handling
complicated energy-related environmental transactions.

Ms. Palmer is a well-versed environmental lawyer who advises clients in
the energy, petrochemical, power and utility sectors. She handles a
variety of regulatory counseling and enforcement matters, including
onshore and offshore oil and gas regulation, solid and hazardous waste,
oil and gas waste, wastewater and stormwater permitting, wetlands, water
rights, Superfund litigation and compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Ms. Palmer also advises clients on
environmental issues relating to shale play development, hydraulic
fracturing and the permitting, construction and operation of liquefied
natural gas import and export facilities in the U.S. On the
transactional side, Ms. Palmer has extensive experience identifying and
managing sources of environmental risks. This includes coordinating due
diligence and advising clients on energy-related deals, M&A
transactions, public offerings, financings, real estate transactions,
bankruptcy and other matters where environmental issues become an
important component.

“In the current regulatory environment, we are seeing an uptick in the
number of challenges presented to our clients in energy-related
transactions, particularly disputes over areas such as hydraulic
fracturing and offshore oil and gas drilling,” said David Buente,
co-leader of Sidley’s Environmental practice. “Heather’s substantial
knowledge of the energy regulatory landscape, in addition to her
experience working with federal and state energy and environmental
agencies, will be beneficial in addressing various environmental
concerns that may arise from transactions in the energy space.”

Ms. Palmer’s arrival in Houston is a continuation of the firm’s
strategic expansion in this key market. Her deep experience in the
energy and environmental sectors will augment the expansive
transactional team in Houston as well as the range of high-level
services we offer.

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