Latham & Watkins LLP

Jennifer Roy, Deputy Office Managing Partner for the firm's San Diego office, provides environmental counseling in all areas of environmental law, with a particular focus on energy and major infrastructure projects.

Jennifer assists clients in a wide variety of energy and infrastructure matters related to power generation, renewable and conventional energy resources, land use entitlements, and environmental diligence. Jennifer has experience in administrative proceedings and litigation, including before California and federal agencies.

Jennifer advises clients on compliance with:

• • Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) before the CPUC
  • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
  • California Coastal Act
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proceedings and environmental review processes
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA)
  • Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA)
  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)
  • State and local land use laws
  • Habitat conservation plans

With experience both in private practice and in-house, Jennifer assists clients with federal, state, and local permitting for major energy and infrastructure projects, including desalination projects, power plants, transmission lines, renewable energy facilities, and liquified natural gas plants. Jennifer also provides advice to residential and commercial developers regarding local planning and zoning regulations and related environmental matters and state land use regulations. Jennifer further assists clients in defending approvals in administrative proceedings and state and federal court litigation.

Jennifer also counsels clients who are financing energy and infrastructure projects on a variety of environmental and social governance issues.

Prior to law school, Jennifer studied Environmental Studies and Public Policy focusing on international environmental law. During law school, Jennifer served on the editorial staff of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.