William L. Lahey, Partner  
Bill Lahey has 20 years experience handling complex environmental, energy and land use matters for clients throughout the United States. He regularly represents clients in federal and state court, and has testified before Congress on proposed federal environmental legislation. He also serves as town counsel for a number of Massachusetts municipalities including Concord, Dover and Lexington, and special counsel to various other cities and town in Massachusetts and across the country. Bill joined Anderson & Kreiger LLP in 2006, from an established practice at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP (formerly, Palmer & Dodge).

Bill’s articles on environmental and land use matters have appeared in Harvard Environmental Law Review, Ecology Law Quarterly, Maine Law Review, Massachusetts Law Review, Technology Review, and other publications. He routinely serves as chair and faculty for continuing legal education programs and as a speaker at professional and trade meetings. He has been a Policy Fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and a General Counsel for the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office.

Bill is currently representing the developers of a major deepwater energy port off the coast of Massachusetts, including coordinating the federal and state permitting strategy, and represents a U.K. energy company seeking renewable energy credits for the largest biodiesel fired plant in New England. Bill successfully defended more than 50 airport owners nationwide in a major environmental lawsuit in federal district court in Ohio. He has served as legal advisor to the Royal Government of Bhutan on environmental matters and judicial reform, including drafting environmental legislation and the enabling act for the Justice Department. He represents the City of Phoenix in the largest groundwater contamination case in Arizona , and negotiated intricate water supply and privatization contracts with foreign and domestic water companies. Bill has obtained and successfully defended local, state, and federal permits for a wide variety of energy, industrial, and real estate development projects.