Kerri Barsh

Environmental

Infrastructure

Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law

Liquefied Natural Gas

Renewable Energy

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Mining

Land Use

Kerri L. Barsh is Co-Chair of the firm’s Environmental Practice and represents public and private clients on an array of environmental regulatory, permitting and litigation matters, including transactional support and due diligence, environmental assessment and liability matters, climate change, energy and infrastructure projects, wetlands and coastal permitting, complex land use projects, air quality matters, hazardous materials contamination, and other compliance and enforcement cases. Kerri is a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

Concentrations:

Climate change

Environmental compliance, permitting, enforcement, including litigation support

Transactional environmental work (counseling, due diligence, drafting and negotiation of reps and warrants, disclosures, and indemnities)

Energy and infrastructure projects, including due diligence, permitting, and NEPA review

Natural resource mining, permitting and siting

Brownfields counseling and development

Electrical generation facilities (power plant and transmission line siting)

Air quality matters (drafting of contractual protections, remedial assistance and litigation support)

Land use and comprehensive plan approvals, including litigation

Landfills (siting, permitting and related regulatory matters)

Legislation drafting (statutes, ordinances and rules)

Administrative litigation, including rule-making and permitting challenges

Global energy and infrastructure

Catastrophe planning and response

Former Board Member, Law360, Environmental Editorial Board.

Trustee, Builders Association of South Florida.

Greenberg Traurig; Former Chair, Environmental and Land Use Practice, Employment Relations Committee;

Member, Recruiting Committee, Finance Committee, Hiring Committee, Intake Committee, and Orientation Committee; Hiring Partner, 1999-2001.

Member, American Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Resources Section.

Member, Miami-Dade Limestone Products Association.

Member, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, Council of Counsel.

Former Member, Miami Bridge.

Former Board Member, Women’s Emergency Network.

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2007-2022

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law

B.A., magna cum laude, University of Missouri