Kenneth Reich spent seven years in the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section as a trial attorney, then Assistant Chief where he handled and supervised government litigation across the country under all of the major federal environmental statutes.
Following his service at the Department of Justice, Mr. Reich has concentrated his practice in environmental law and energy law on behalf of institutions, corporations, public entities and individuals. He has been the co-chair of the environmental departments at several large law firms as well as active in their energy law departments.
Mr. Reich assisted a rural electric cooperative in obtaining state and federal permits and environmental approvals of its proposed coal-fired electric power plant with windpower in central Montana as outside regulatory counsel. He also lead the litigation team that defended the project from opposition at the state and federal level.
Mr. Reich assisted a private, non-profit tennis club in Dorchester, MA in drafting key documents and closing the development by a third party provider of roof-top solar on a new building at its campus.
Mr. Reich assisted a his client, a non-profit services provider to a major hospital and university in negotiating favorable purchase contracts for natural gas and electricity.
Mr. Reich has put together an inter-firm group of experienced energy and environmental lawyers to assist wind developers, including off-shore developers, in the local, state and federal permitting and approvals necessary to launch their projects.
Mr. Reich has taught environmental law and energy law courses as an adjunct faculty at the Boston University School of Law.
The firm provides the following representative services in the energy law field:
Assistance with federal and state approvals and permits for proposed energy projects, both traditional and alternative energy.
Assistance to wholesale energy consumers in evaluating potential electric energy and gas suppliers and in reviewing and negotiating long-term power contracts