Karen M. McGaffey - Lawyer in Seattle, WA

Karen McGaffey's practice involves the full range of environmental issues. Sheassists clients with project development, permitting, compliance and regulatorymatters under state and federal environmental and land use laws, including theNational and State Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA/SEPA), the Clean Water Act(CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Sherepresents clients in environmental litigation, including CERCLA and MTCA costrecovery actions, natural resource damage claims, government enforcementactions, citizen suits and lawsuits challenging permits and regulatorydevelopments. She also assists with due diligence investigations and otherenvironmental aspects of corporate and real estate transactions.

Karen'spractice emphasizes energy project development and facility siting. She assistsclients in the development of all types of energy facilities, including naturalgas-fired power plants, wood-fired cogeneration facilities, wind power projects,solar energy projects, electric transmission lines, and pipelines carrying oil,petroleum products, natural gas and hydrogen. She advises clients on greenhousegas mitigation requirements and opportunities. She also assists clients withlegislative and regulatory matters concerning energy facility siting, climatechange, renewable energy credits and renewable energy portfolio standards.

Karen serves on the Firmwide Management Committee and ExecutiveCommittee.