Randa Lewis is an associate in the Pittsburgh office and focuses her practice on environmental transactions, regulations, and litigation. Randa has represented clients in a broad range of complex environmental issues, including civil enforcement and litigation matters, under federal and state laws, as well as transactional issues.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Performed environmental diligence to identify and assess possible environmental liability risks and aids in finding solutions to mitigate such risks.
Represented clients in a multi-year effort to prepare and announce its greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Advised developers as to risks associated with natural gas usage, such as the effect of energy efficiency standards on the use of natural gas, pricing carbon, renewable energy targets, and regional efforts to address climate change.
Performed environmental diligence to identify and assess possible environmental liability risks and aids in finding solutions to mitigate such risks.
Represented clients in a multi-year effort to prepare and announce its greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Advised developers as to risks associated with natural gas usage, such as the effect of energy efficiency standards on the use of natural gas, pricing carbon, renewable energy targets, and regional efforts to address climate change.
Advised power plants as to impacts on power plant reuse, redevelopment, and repurposing into a renewable energy hub.
Advised clients in the acquisition of former coal mines for development of solar farms.
Assisted clients with enforcement action negotiations.
Advised clients on various complex environmental regulations and statutes under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation Recovery Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), along with various state environmental laws.
Advises clients on administrative appeals procedures.
Assisted with a variety of environmental litigation matters, from researching and analysing current laws to drafting pretrial motions and briefs.
Recognitions
- Allegheny County Bar Association's Environment and Energy Law Section Scholarship
- American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Scholarship
- Inducted into Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society
Credentials
Education
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, 2018, J.D., Recognition for outstanding oral argument in the J.D. program, Editor-in-Chief, Joule: Duquesne Energy & Environmental Law Review; Legal Research & Writing Teaching Assistant; Urban Development Practicum Manager
- Duquesne University, 2018, M.S., Environmental Science and Management, Highest Honors, Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Evergreen Club
- Clarion University, 2013, B.S., Environmental Biology, minor in Environmental Science, cum laude
- Clarion University, 2013, B.S., Environmental Geoscience, concentration in climatology, cum laude
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Pennsylvania
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Pro Bono Volunteer with the Allegheny County Bar Association
- Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh (elementary school reading mentor, 2017-2019)
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals
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