Bonnie Heiple, a Boston-based counsel, has been named one of Law360’s 2019 Environmental Rising Stars. She is one of only five attorneys recognized in this category.
Ms. Heiple’s profile highlights her recent successes, including guiding Vermont’s Department of Public Service through the process of shutting down the Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. She also advised Vail Resorts Inc. in its acquisition of ski resorts across the country, helping the client navigate the environmental implications of keeping several facilities functioning. On the future of environmental law, Ms. Heiple explains: “It’s something that is front-and-center to the way companies are approaching investment decisions or approaching planning, and so we’re being brought in a lot earlier. Not just when something has gone wrong.”
Read Bonnie Heiple’s profile in Law360.