Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith LLP‘s environmental, health, and safety department assists domestic and international clients across a varied practice. Notably, the firm’s climate change-focused team covers emissions trading, carbon disclosure, and emission-reduction projects. Jennifer Smokelin provides support to her clients on the impact of current and emerging energy issues, organizational risk management, and climate change projects, and Megan Haines represents energy, manufacturing, and construction companies on environmental contamination, permit appeals, and compliance orders. The two are based in Pittsburgh and head up the practice alongside Houston-based Benjamin Patton, whose practice spans the full environmental, health, and safety arena, having acted on internal investigations, compliance assurance, and crisis response.