Leah Silverthorn, Principal
Leah is an experienced government affairs professional helping companies develop creative solutions to complex environmental, energy, & climate policy issues. Prior to founding her own consulting firm, Leah served as the Senior Policy Advocate for Energy & Climate at the California Chamber of Commerce, where she led the committees on Energy, Climate, Transportation, Hazardous Substances, & Environmental Policy.
She spends her time thinking about climate, energy, emerging chemicals, and environmental policy on behalf of clients. Leah played a key role in the development of first-in-the-world issues such as the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, first-in-the-nation ESG reporting, as well as energy reliability, climate goals, and environmental policy across the US and abroad.
Leah also has over 19 years of experience and practice as an environmental attorney, representing Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, NGOs and insurance companies on environmental laws in state and federal courts and before environmental agencies across the United States and in large scale commercial transactions, leading to a broad understanding of the intersection of law, policy, and markets.
Juris Doctor, 2007, cum laude, Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs, Environmental Management 2004, cum laude, Indiana University-Bloomington
Admitted in Indiana, Washington, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the Western District of Washington, and the 1st, 7th and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeal