WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sidley is pleased to welcome Brittany Bolen, Senior Policy Advisor, to the firm’s Environmental and Government Strategies practices. She joins the firm’s Washington, D.C. office from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she served as the Associate Administrator for Policy and Senior Counsel to the Administrator.
Bolen’s practice involves counseling and advocacy on complex environmental regulatory and policy matters across the executive branch and on Capitol Hill. Her federal government experience includes a deep understanding of the rulemaking and legislative processes. Bolen’s knowledge of the substance, staff, and inner workings of the legislative and executive branches helps clients navigate the federal policymaking process and craft the most effective strategy to successfully shape environmental policy.
As the former head of EPA’s Office of Policy, she oversaw all aspects of agencywide policymaking and managed over 150 employees providing multidisciplinary skills in areas of environmental justice, environmental permitting, environmental economics, and regulatory development.
