An energy and natural resources law firm.
Navigating complex permitting matters
Cherise Gaffney is a strategic advisor to energy and infrastructure project owners and developers, helping them successfully navigate complex environmental permitting and compliance matters. With extensive experience on both coasts, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, Cherise has unparalleled experience resolving protected fish and wildlife permitting issues in terrestrial, marine and riverine environments.
Timely permits, reasonable conditions
Complex federal and state environmental reviews can define a project’s critical path timeline and its overall cost, necessitating a deliberate approach to each phase of the permitting process. Cherise Gaffney is nationally recognized for her work developing successful strategies to obtain timely approvals with reasonable and economical conditions while building a strong administrative record.
Representative Clients
Hydropower dam owners, pumped storage project developers, and wave energy project developers with federal licensing and protected species issues.
Offshore wind developers with marine mammal and endangered species permitting issues that are critical path to project construction approvals.
Owners and developers of infrastructure projects including ports and marinas, flood control dams, wind and solar energy projects, and oil and gas facilities.