Lorene (“Renie”) Boudreau assists clients in a variety of environmental litigation matters and provides counsel on regulatory and transactional matters. She is a co-leader of the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Team. Renie has been active in regulatory matters in the energy sector, including national rulemakings under the Clean Air Act and litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Supreme Court. She also counsels clients on oil and gas leasing and conveyancing matters, and has litigated oil and gas title disputes.
Renie also has experience handling environmental aspects of real estate and business acquisitions and divestitures, and public and project finance, through the representation of lenders, investors, developers, and underwriters, including counseling on issues relating to risks arising from potential environmental liabilities.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented energy companies and air pollution control company in litigation over national rules promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, including:
- Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., 576 U.S. 743 (Sup. Ct. 2015)
- Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. EME Homer City Generation L.P., et al., No. 12–1182 (Sup. Ct., decided April 29, 2014)
- White Stallion Energy Center, LLC, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 12-1100 (D.C. Cir., decided April 15, 2014)
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
Renie's pro bono work includes representing clients in their applications for asylum to the United States and defense of withholding from removal proceedings and other immigration-related matters.
Judicial Clerkships
Judicial clerk, Hon. Virginia Long, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2009-2010
Judicial Internships
Hon. Virginia Long, Supreme Court of New Jersey, summer 2007
Professional Activities
Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP)
Speaking Engagements
"Climate in the Courts," Environmental Law Forum, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March 15, 2023
Moderator, "Environmental Justice," Ballard Spahr Green Infrastructure Conference, October 19, 2022
"When Compliance Isn’t Enough: Why Companies Must Stay Ahead of the Curve on ESG Issues," Webinar, November 3, 2021
Publications
Contributor, chapter titled "Developing Sustainability Programs that Encourage Business Growth and Environmental Compliance," The Legal Impact of Climate Change: Leading Lawyers on Responding to Climate Change Developments and Complying with New Regulations, 2013 edition, published by Thomson Reuters/Aspatore
Contributor, Toxic Tort Litigation, published by the American Bar Association, 2013
Contributor, Year in Review, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, 2012 and 2013 editions
Contributor, "Oil and Gas Leases," Part IV of Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Law and Practice, published by George T. Bisel Company, Inc., 2012
Contributor, Acting as if Tomorrow Matters, Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability, published by Environmental Law Institute, 2012
Credentials
Education
George Washington University Law School (J.D. 2009, with honors)
Vice President, Environmental Law Association; Planning Board Chair, National Association of Environmental Law Societies annual conference, 2007; Student-Attorney in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2007-2008
Trinity College (B.A. 2004, with honors)
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court