Career
For more than 30 years, Catherine Little has counseled oil and gas pipeline, storage, and LNG clients on traditional and renewable energy, transportation and safety-related matters nationwide, at the federal, state and local levels, including before the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). At the forefront of cutting-edge legal issues for this industry, Catherine and her team regularly assist clients in navigating complex regulatory compliance and enforcement defense matters, encompassing project planning, construction, operations, maintenance and inspection, special permits, incident response, and security issues involving oil, gas, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and other sources. Catherine also routinely advises clients on litigation strategy and policy issues, including legislative and rulemaking developments, and frequently manages compliance audits and confidential internal and governmental investigations. As to the latter, Catherine and her team have favorably resolved criminal investigation matters led by the DOT Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Department of Justice and successfully challenged administrative agency actions at the federal appellate level.
Professional Memberships
Energy Bar Association; American Bar Association (Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice); Women’s Energy Network; State Bar of Georgia (Environmental Section and Administrative Section)
Personal
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1991 cum laude; University of Virginia, B.A., 1986
