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William
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Pedersen
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Bill Pedersen, of counsel in the firm's Environment, Energy & Resources practice, is best known for his work on the Clean Air Act. He has been involved as a legislative and regulatory counselor, as a litigator, and as an expert witness in virtually every important Clean Air Act issue for the last 20 years, including new source review, Title V permits, amending air quality standards, hazardous air pollutant regulation, new source performance standards, fuels regulation, state implementation plans, the development and implementation of market based approaches, and enforcement of these provisions. Congress has twice written suggestions in Bill's law review articles into the Clean Air Act.
As a member of the Breaking the Logjam Project, Bill is taking a lead role in developing analytical support for the next round of Clean Air Act amendments, which will largely focus on the changes needed to adapt the Clean Air Act to greenhouse gas controls and vice versa.
Bill is also known as an innovative author and practitioner in environmental law and administrative law generally. He has extensive practice experience under RCRA, CERCLA and the Clean Air Water Act.
Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Pedersen served as Deputy General Counsel and Associate General Counsel for Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency before becoming a partner at Shaw Pittman. Pedersen earned his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He earned his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard College.
Professional Recognition
- Listed in Who’s Who in America
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1997-98 Academic Year
- Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School 1985
Related Employment
- Shaw Pittman, Partner
- Environmental Protection Agency, Deputy General Counsel and Associate General Counsel for Air and Radiation
- Staff Counsel for Regulatory Reform, Senate Goverment Operations Commitee
- Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA
- Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY
Clerkships
- Hon. Henry Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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- Harvard College, B.A., Economics, magna cum laude
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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