Kathryn (Katie) L. Lannon

Katie Lannon counsels and advocates for clients on environmental and safety matters, with a focus on the transportation industry.

Katie represents corporations and trade associations before various federal courts, departments, and administrative agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Surface Transportation Board, and the Federal Railroad Administration, as well as the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Katie regularly counsels clients on compliance with new and existing environmental regulations, including Clean Air Act mobile source regulations, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and Hazardous Materials Regulations. Katie works closely with clients to submit comments to agency proposed rulemakings and draft guidance on issues critical to their business. Katie also works actively with clients in responding to agency information requests, including asserting and substantiating business confidentiality claims, as well as submitting Freedom of Information Act and other requests for release of agency information. She has filed and intervened in lawsuits on behalf of industry clients challenging agency actions in federal district and appellate courts under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Administrative Procedure Act, and Freedom of Information Act.

Katie served as an adjunct professor with the Journal of Energy and Environmental Law at The George Washington University Law School for five years. Prior to joining our legal practice, Katie served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Emily C. Hewitt, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Prior to attending law school, Katie worked as a wilderness program director and outdoor instructor.