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Earlier today, the New York State Climate Action Council adopted the final scoping plan, which will serve as a roadmap to achieve the climate change mandates set forth in New York’s landmark climate law – the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”). Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA codified several robust climate mandates for the State which must be achieved in an accelerated time frame.

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Photo of Jane McLaughlin Jane McLaughlin

Jane McLaughlin has extensive governmental and legislative experience, having served as Director of Legislative Affairs in the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Legislative Counsel in the New York State Department of Health, and as Legislative Counsel and Committee Director in the New…

Jane McLaughlin has extensive governmental and legislative experience, having served as Director of Legislative Affairs in the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Legislative Counsel in the New York State Department of Health, and as Legislative Counsel and Committee Director in the New York State Senate. Jane has also served as counsel to the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officers (NYCOM), working on various matters pertaining to municipal government. She has worked on a wide variety of matters and legislation, including matters involving the environment, health care, procurement, telecommunications, election law, and water/sewer law.

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Photo of Lynelle Bosworth Lynelle Bosworth

Lynelle Bosworth focuses her practice on government law and policy issues and advises clients on renewable energy, environmental, transportation, finance, racing and gaming, insurance and health care related matters. Lynelle represents private and publicly owned companies and not-for-profit organizations regarding state and federal…

Lynelle Bosworth focuses her practice on government law and policy issues and advises clients on renewable energy, environmental, transportation, finance, racing and gaming, insurance and health care related matters. Lynelle represents private and publicly owned companies and not-for-profit organizations regarding state and federal regulatory and policy matters.

In addition, Lynelle provides legal counsel to health insurers, HMOs and other health care clients in regulatory compliance matters, business negotiations, and corporate transactions. She has wide-ranging experience representing clients on regulatory matters before the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York State Department of Health. Lynelle also represents clients on Freedom of Information Law issues.

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Photo of Zackary D. Knaub Zackary D. Knaub

Zackary D. Knaub brings deep New York government experience to his Environmental and Government Law & Policy practices. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Zackary served as Interim Chief Counsel and First Assistant Counsel to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, and before that, as Assistant…

Zackary D. Knaub brings deep New York government experience to his Environmental and Government Law & Policy practices. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Zackary served as Interim Chief Counsel and First Assistant Counsel to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, and before that, as Assistant Counsel to the Governor for Energy and the Environment. In these roles, Zackary advised Governor Cuomo and his administration on all legal issues related to executive actions, policies, and legislative initiatives. He coordinated the legal affairs and operations of over 100 State Executive Agencies, State Authorities, Public Benefit Corporations, and boards, and oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Governor’s Counsel. Zackary managed the development and negotiation of major legislation and gubernatorial initiatives. He supervised negotiations of all legislation in the Governor’s annual $175 Billion state budget and managed outside counsel in litigation. His public relations experience includes advising press and operations staff on crisis management strategies and public messaging of complex legal and policy initiatives.

Zackary has also defended and prosecuted environmental and commercial cases in state and federal courts, and before administrative tribunals, arbitration panels, and mediators for a wide range of businesses in areas of law including federal and state environmental laws, intellectual property, Federal Acquisitions Regulations, employment law and policy, insurance coverage, and environmental risk management.

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Photo of Todd Kaminsky Todd Kaminsky

Todd Kaminsky is a member of the Government Law & Policy Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Albany office. Having served as a New York State Senator, a federal prosecutor and an assistant district attorney, Todd has deep legal and subject-matter experience in legislative, regulatory,

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Todd Kaminsky is a member of the Government Law & Policy Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Albany office. Having served as a New York State Senator, a federal prosecutor and an assistant district attorney, Todd has deep legal and subject-matter experience in legislative, regulatory, and public policy issues, with a particular focus on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) matters. He is experienced in advising regulated entities in complex matters before various state agencies. In his role as a New York State Senator, Todd was one of the authors of New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and served as Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee.

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Photo of Samir NeJame Samir NeJame

Samir NeJame heads the New York State Government Law & Policy Practice and represents clients in legislative, regulatory and procurement matters at various levels of government. CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, leaders of civic associations and important non-profit organizations regularly turn to him…

Samir NeJame heads the New York State Government Law & Policy Practice and represents clients in legislative, regulatory and procurement matters at various levels of government. CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, leaders of civic associations and important non-profit organizations regularly turn to him for his legal counsel and ability to assist their organizations to pursue their business goals through legislative means.

As a former corporation counsel for one of New York’s big five cities, Sam has been retained by many of New York’s municipalities, including Westchester County and the City of Syracuse, to help guide them through the corridors of the State Capitol. Additionally, Sam takes particular pride in his representation of many of New York’s iconic tourist destinations, including Lincoln Center, The New York Botanical Garden as well as all of the ski resorts throughout New York State.

Sam has a particular focus representing the New York real estate industry, including the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), along with SL Green , Brookfield and Tishman Speyer, three of the country’s largest landlords. He also represents a wide variety of clients in their procurement engagements with New York’s many agencies in the areas of technology, security and professional services.

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Photo of Steven C. Russo Steven C. Russo

Steven C. Russo chairs the firm’s New York Environmental Practice. He focuses his practice on environmental law and litigation, environmental permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) review, toxic tort litigation, environmental crimes, Brownfields redevelopment, government, energy and

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Steven C. Russo chairs the firm’s New York Environmental Practice. He focuses his practice on environmental law and litigation, environmental permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) review, toxic tort litigation, environmental crimes, Brownfields redevelopment, government, energy and the environmental aspects of land use and real estate law. Steven is equally experienced litigating in federal and state courts, as well as counseling his clients with regard to environmental liability risk and due diligence, permitting, Brownfields, and impact assessment and review. He also practices election and campaign finance law.

Prior to joining the firm, Steven was the Chief Legal Officer of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. There, he supervised approximately 90 attorneys in Albany, as well as the agency’s nine regional offices. He also supervised the agency’s legislative affairs department and Office of Environmental Justice. At the agency, Steven initiated a reform of the state’s environmental review regulations and assessment forms, completed the issuance of new power plant siting regulations pertaining to environmental justice and carbon emissions and revised the agency’s environmental audit policy.

Steven also serves as election law counsel to a number of New York State and federal campaigns and political parties.

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Photo of Doreen U. Saia Doreen U. Saia

Doreen U. Saia, Chair of the Albany office Energy & Natural Resources Practice, has a wide-ranging energy law practice focused on the representation of national and international corporations that own and operate electric generating facilities and engage in financial transactions trading electricity products.

Doreen U. Saia, Chair of the Albany office Energy & Natural Resources Practice, has a wide-ranging energy law practice focused on the representation of national and international corporations that own and operate electric generating facilities and engage in financial transactions trading electricity products. She has been actively involved in state and federal regulatory proceedings concerning the deregulation of electricity markets throughout the Northeast, the siting of new generating facilities and cost-of-service ratemaking. Doreen was instrumental in developing the structure of the New York Independent System Operator, the independent administrator of the New York wholesale electric markets, and continues to play a pivotal role in the ongoing development of the competitive wholesale market in New York. She has also been engaged in the development of the competitive markets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, including efforts to design pay for performance mechanisms to address market power mitigation considerations and to address the accommodation of State public policy issues.

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