Band 2
Provided by Eric Waeckerlin
Energy & Natural Resources
Environmental
Mining
Carbon Capture & Sequestration
Energy Litigation
Energy Transactions
Oil & Gas Pipeline Regulation
Upstream Oil & Gas
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
Eric Waeckerlin is a trusted advisor to leading energy, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, and industrial companies on their most complex and consequential environmental and natural resources matters. He counsels clients through high-stakes regulatory, permitting, enforcement, and policy challenges at the intersection of major project development, air quality, and climate strategy, with a practice designed to support executive decision-making and enterprise-level risk management.
Eric is nationally recognized for his deep skills navigating the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and its state analogues, and he routinely advises on permitting, compliance, and enforcement matters affecting large-scale conventional and low-carbon energy projects. His experience spans the full lifecycle of major projects—from early siting and permitting strategy through construction, operation, and defense of agency actions—allowing clients to move critical projects forward while managing regulatory, reputational, and financial risk. In addition to the CAA, Eric has substantial experience under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
As energy markets evolve, Eric has been at the forefront of advising clients on climate and decarbonization strategies. He counsels companies on domestic and international climate and methane policy, including carbon capture and other CO₂ management regimes, emissions reduction and offset strategies, and participation in carbon and greenhouse gas markets. His work helps clients integrate highly complex regulatory compliance with broader sustainability, investment, and corporate strategy objectives.
In high-stakes litigation and regulatory challenges, Eric has served as lead counsel for national oil and gas trade associations in challenges to federal regulations and has successfully defended oil and natural gas companies in numerous multimillion-dollar air quality enforcement actions brought by the EPA and state agencies. Clients value his ability to combine technical regulatory knowledge with strategic judgment, making him a go-to counselor for executives and management teams navigating the legal risks shaping the future of energy.
Concentrations:
Air Quality
Climate change regulation and policy
Carbon management
Conventional and clean energy project development
Emerging carbon markets
Environmental compliance
Enforcement defense
Environmental self-audit and disclosure
Federal and state administrative rulemaking
Midstream petroleum and natural gas
Project permitting and permit compliance
Solid and hazardous waste regulation
Transactional due diligence
Upstream petroleum and natural gas
Member, American Bar Association, 2006 to Present
Education:
J.D., University of Montana School of Law, 2005
M.S., Environmental Economics and Policy, Public Land Use, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Duke University, 2001
B.S., Economics, Environment and Natural Resource Economics, University of Wyoming, 1998
Judicial Clerkships:
Hon. Sam E. Haddon, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, 2005-2006
Provided by Chambers
Eric Waeckerlin focuses on air quality matters, particularly as they affect oil and gas companies. He notably appears for clients in enforcement proceedings.
Provided by Chambers
Eric Waeckerlin is fantastic. I can't recommend him enough.
Eric Waeckerlin is an expert in air issues.
Eric Waeckerlin is fantastic. I can't recommend him enough.
Eric Waeckerlin is an expert in air issues.
2 items provided by Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig Adds to Energy & Environmental Strength
Greenberg Traurig Adds to Energy & Environmental Strength with Former N.Y. Public Service Commission General Counsel, Dept. of Energy Attorney
Greenberg Traurig Continues Energy & Natural Resources Growth with Team of Energy M&A Shareholders
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Shareholders Eric Freedman, Elisabeth Yandell McNeil, and Claire Hansen Suni.
Greenberg Traurig Adds to Energy & Environmental Strength
Greenberg Traurig Adds to Energy & Environmental Strength with Former N.Y. Public Service Commission General Counsel, Dept. of Energy Attorney
Greenberg Traurig Continues Energy & Natural Resources Growth with Team of Energy M&A Shareholders
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Shareholders Eric Freedman, Elisabeth Yandell McNeil, and Claire Hansen Suni.