Nixon Peabody Grows Energy & Environmental Practice

International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has announced the arrival of Jennifer Simon Lento. Ms Simon Lento joins the firm as an associate in the Energy & Environmental Practice and will be based in Boston, MA. She was previously with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP in Philadelphia, PA.

Jennifer helps clients comply with environmental laws and regulations and handles environmental aspects of business transactions and energy projects. Jennifer has experience in cutting edge ocean-based alternative energy generation projects with an emphasis on state and federal permitting and project strategy for offshore wind and hydrokinetic energy projects. She also advises clients on project permitting and strategy as well as advocating for clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies.

Jennifer earned her J.D. from the Rutgers School of Law where she was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Law & Urban Policy. She graduated with her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.