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Experience:
David Finnegan is providing policy, regulatory and legislative advice, interpretation, and strategy primarily on energy, environmental, climate change, automotive, and electric utility issues of the US Congress, Federal agencies and departments, the States, and international multilateral organizations within the United Nations system, including the development of complex legislation, appropriations, regulations, standards, guidelines, treaties and other international instruments.
David joined Mayer Brown in Washington, DC in 1995, after 35 years in Government that included the Solicitor�s Office of the Department of the Interior and Counsel to three Committees of the US House of Representatives on Government Operations, Science and Technology, and Energy and Commerce.
Notable Engagements:
Counsel to the Interior Department regarding the development and enforcement of fish and wildlife and other environmental laws and regulations.
Counsel to the Alaska Earthquake Commission.
Assistant Legislative Counsel for Department of Interior.
Counsel to Congressman Ken Heckler in enacting a landmark revision of coal mine safety laws.
Counsel to House of Representatives Committee in amending automotive safety and related consumer laws.
Counsel to House of Representatives Committee on amendments to the Federal Power Act.
Counsel to House of Representatives Committee attending negotiation of Framework Convention on Climate Change and signing of the Treaty in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992.
Counsel to House of Representatives Committee on 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Counsel to House of Representatives Committee on oversight investigations of the administration of the Clean Air Act by the Environmental Protection Agency and the administration of energy laws by the Department of Energy.
Representing a motor vehicle manufacturing company on amending the automotive fuel economy law.
Representing a trade association in the enactment of national, comprehensive energy legislation in 2005 and 2007.
Representing business entities participating, as non-governmental organizations, in the development under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change of the Kyoto Protocol and the related Marrakech Accords.
Representing a trade association on the implementation of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the adoption of the Bali Plan of Action of 2007.
Education:
Boston College School of Law, JD, 1960. | 