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Megan McLean Counsel

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Overview

Megan McLean is a member of the Environment & Natural Resources practice and the Energy Law industry group. Megan advises clients on environmental, health, and safety compliance issues, including air emission permitting, hazardous and solid waste management, water discharges, chemical regulations, and process safety management. She helps companies plan and implement practical measures for complying with regulations and defends clients against regulatory enforcement actions when necessary.

Megan counsels developers, manufacturers, lenders, and developers of renewable energy projects on strategies for managing environmental matters that arise in transactional matters. Her counsel includes strategic planning, due diligence, development considerations, and environmental liability management.

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Environmental Law, 2024
  • Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2023

Professional Leadership

  • American Bar Association Section of Environmental, Energy and Resources, Water Rights Committee Co-Chair, 2018 – 2021
  • Environmental Law Institute, Emerging Leaders Institute

Related Employment

  • Husch Blackwell LLP, Saint Louis, MO, Associate, 2016 – 2021

  • Southern Environmental Law Center, Nashville, TN, Legal Extern, Fall 2015

  • Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., Legal Intern, Summer 2014

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Missouri
  • Illinois

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2016, Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law; Senior Managing Editor, Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review
  • Washington University in St. Louis, B.A., Environmental Biology, cum laude, 2012