Chris Davis is a partner in and former chair of the firm’s Environmental Practice. Mr. Davis has more than 25 years of experience in environmental law, and provides strategic advice to clients on a broad range of environmental issues, including federal and state Superfund and site remediation matters, brownfields redevelopment, environmental aspects of transactions, compliance and enforcement matters, climate change, clean technology investments, environmental disclosure, environmental litigation and dispute resolution. He is also a member of the firm’s Private Equity practice and a founder and member of the Clean Tech Practice.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Davis has held a number of leadership positions within the Environment, Energy and Resources Section of the American Bar Association. He recently served as Education Officer, was a member of the Section’s Council and chaired the 2003 Keystone Conference on Environmental Law. Mr. Davis served for more than 15 years on the Massachusetts DEP’s Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Toxics Law Reporter. He served as a member of the Council of the Boston Bar Association and chaired the BBA’s Hazardous Waste Committee.
Mr. Davis serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. He has done extensive pro bono work, including advising and representing The Nature Conservancy and Trust for Public Land in conservation matters, citizens affected by pollution problems, a coalition that developed a legislative solution to home heating oil releases and low income individuals facing various legal challenges.
Mr. Davis has consistently been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, International Who’s Who of Environmental Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, Who’s Who in American Law, New England Super Lawyers (top 100 in 2008) and Massachusetts Super Lawyers (top 100 in 2008). He was recently elected a member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Davis’ recent articles include “Climate Change Strategies for the Financial Services Industry – co-authored with Aladdine Joroff and Carrie Jenks (Client Advisory, January 2007); “Sustainability Develops Within U.S. Companies…Gradually,” – co-authored with Aladdine Joroff and William Thomas (Corporate Environmental Strategy, Spring 2005); and “Greenhouse Profits: Time to Get Ahead of the Curve on GHGs” – co-authored with Aladdine Joroff (Executive Counsel, Fall 2004).
Mr. Davis speaks and writes frequently on environmental law topics. He served as co-author and editor of a leading treatise, The Law of Hazardous Waste, published by Matthew Bender & Co., and as general editor of The Massachusetts Environmental Law Handbook, published by ABS/Government Institutes, and has published several articles on Superfund, climate change and sustainable development issues. In addition, Mr. Davis was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Davis served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Keeton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Prior to law school, he worked as an environmental engineer.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Davis is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.