Andrew Otis Joins Kramer Levin as Partner in the Environmental Department

Kramer Levin is pleased to announce that Andrew Otis is joining the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Environmental department. Andrew advises clients on matters related to environmental remediation, permitting, compliance, climate change, and environment, social and governance (ESG). He previously worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and comes to Kramer Levin from an Am Law 200 firm, where he was a partner.
 
Andrew advises clients in numerous sectors, including commodity trading, mining, energy and insurance. He routinely helps clients navigate environmental risks, advising on cleanups and compliance; domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, financings, and real estate developments; ESG policy development and reporting; and greenhouse gas emissions trading markets. He also has extensive experience in bankruptcy-related matters as well as international arbitrations involving environmental claims outside the United States.

Andrew served at the EPA for nine years, where he assisted in writing rules under the Clean Air Act, including the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards under Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Andrew also played a key advisory role in policy areas, such as global climate change, use of market mechanisms and sustainability.

Andrew earned both his J.D. and M.P.A. from the Indiana University at Bloomington and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Geneseo.