Jackson Walker partners Michael Nasi and Peter Wahl were recognized as “Thought Leaders” in Who’s Who Legal’s Environment & Climate Change report for 2024.
WWL is hosted by Lexology, the intelligent global legal research platform used by in-house counsel and legal professionals searching for the right expert to solve specific problems. The WWL research process is conducted through 5,000 telephone and face-to-face interviews with leading practitioners each year.
WWL: Environment & Climate Change is an in-depth guide into the leading environmental law practitioners in many different jurisdictions across the world. Notably, individuals who have performed especially well – around 25-30% of listed practitioners – are named “Thought Leaders” in the WWL: Environment & Climate Change Report for the United States.
Mike Nasi is the founder and Chair of Jackson Walker’s Climate Change & Carbon Management group and is also active in the environmental and energy practice areas. His practice spans across numerous federal and related state environmental and utility regulatory programs with a focus on environmental and utility regulatory counseling and litigation for the power sector as well as project development incentives and power market reforms. Mike is counsel for energy interests in state, regional and national litigation and policy initiatives including matters pending before several state and federal agencies and multiple Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mike has been an expert witness and speaker at hearings, energy policy events, and classrooms across the country, including the White House and the United Nations, and is published in several trade, law, and business journals on environmental and energy law. He participates on advisory boards or as counsel for several state and regional energy research initiatives including the Wyoming Energy Agency, North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation Board, the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), the Energy Council, and the University of Houston Center for Carbon Management in Energy (CCME).
Peter Wahl handles a broad range of environmental, health, and safety matters. His regulatory work includes projects related to the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated property and environmental regulation of industrial operations. Pete is also regularly involved with transactional matters, including the acquisition and divestiture of steelmaking, electric generation, and oil and gas assets. He is also involved in resolving and managing liability and litigation for clients dealing with sites across the country that have been listed on state and federal Superfund lists or otherwise subject to liability. Outside of his practice, Pete serves on the Executive Committee of the State Bar of Texas Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section.
The WWL: Environment & Climate Change – USA Report was released on September 5, 2024.
To explore the firm’s representation of energy clients in developing and deploying incentives and projects for the capture, transportation, utilization, and storage of carbon dioxide, visit the Energy and Climate Change & Carbon Management practice pages.
