Areas of Practice

Industries

Client Results

Swiss Carbon Fund Meets its Transaction Targets

Education

J.D., cum laude, Temple University Law School, 1997
M.A., Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 1996 (Managing Editor, Journal of Public and International Affairs)
B.A., Haverford College, 1989

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Kyle W. Danish

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Emissions Trading, Carbon Markets, & Offset Project Development Practice

Kyle Danish advises a range of clients on environmental matters, with a special focus on corporate climate strategy and emissions trading-related transactions. His current clients include electric generation, oil and gas, and mineral exploration companies, as well as manufacturers and think tanks.

He is a frequent speaker and has published numerous articles on global warming and emissions trading issues. Mr. Danish also has authored several commissioned research papers on climate change and energy policy for think tanks.

Relevant Experience

Analyzed a multinational energy company’s potential exposure to evolving U.S. climate change laws and policies;
Counseled on emissions trading transactions in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa;
Serves as lead counsel to a carbon fund that invests in forest sequestration projects;
Assisted a U.S. electric power company in development of a shareholder report on the company’s risks and opportunities from climate change laws and policies;
Advised a multinational energy company on development of a new corporate position on global warming and on a related outreach and advocacy strategy;
Counseled a multinational chemical manufacturing company on the company’s potential risks and emissions trading opportunities under the Kyoto Protocol;
Advised a group of electric power companies on a Clean Air Act rulemaking and represented them in litigation challenging aspects of the rule;
Participated in an Aspen Institute roundtable on the development of U.S. climate change policies.

Government Service

Special Assistant, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, 1990-1992

Professional and Civic Affiliations

American Bar Association
American Society of International Law
Professional Lecturer, American University School of Law
Co-Chair, American Bar Association Committee on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, 2001-2003

Publications

"The International Regime," in Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, American Bar Association (M. Gerrard ed. 2007).

“The Effect of the Kyoto Protocol on U.S. Companies,” Trends, Vol. 63(4) (March/April 2005).

“Greenhouse Gas Issues for Oil and Gas Companies,” 56th Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law, Publication 640, Release 56 (2005).

“Global Climate Change,” in Clean Air Handbook (D. Novello and R. Martineau, eds.), American Bar Association (2004).

“Designing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program for the U.S.,” Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2003) (with R. Nordhaus).

Articles

Speaking Engagements

Carbon Trade and Finance Trends, June 13, 2008
Global Warming II: How the law can best address climate change, June 6, 2008
EMA 12th Annual Spring Conference, April 29, 2008
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law's Special Institute on Resources and Climate Change, April 10, 2008
ALI-ABA Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law, April 3, 2008
Electric Energy: Markets, Regulation and Investment, March 3, 2008