Andrew N. Davis Ph.D. Esq.

Partner at Shipman & Goodwin

Speaker

Andrew N. Davis, chair of Shipman’s Environmental Practice Group, has more than 30 years in legal practice in environmental law and policy, and his technical qualifications include the combination of a Ph.D. in marine science and scientific/research diver experience on various oil spill-related and other maritime projects, including on the Environment Canada-, BP- and PetroCanada-funded Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) project in the Arctic in the 1980s. Andrew is known internationally for his work on oil spills and natural resource damages and has represented some of the world's largest shipping companies and their insurers in numerous marine casualty events throughout the United States, including in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, the northern Atlantic (Buzzards Bay) and Pacific (Puget Sound) oceans, and in international waters. He also provides strategic guidance regarding natural resource damage assessment and restoration requirements under various US laws to the International Group of P&I Clubs, which provides marine liability cover (protection and indemnity) for approximately 90% of the world's ocean-going tonnage. He has written and spoken internationally on oil spill issues, and previously served on the Steering Committee of the Great Lakes Natural Resource Damage Assessment Advisory Group. He authors the Oil Pollution Act chapter of the Environmental Law Handbook (Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.) and his marine science/environmental law journey was profiled on Law360.com.

A globally recognized thought leader, Andrew synthesizes complex scientific concepts and environmental laws and regulations, providing clear, actionable guidance to diverse national and international clients. He was selected to write the chapter “From Fear to Greed: The Business of Environmental Law” for Environmental Law Deal Strategies published by Aspatore Books.

Andrew is the author of numerous publications and serves as a director and in other advisory capacities for diverse environmental organizations, including the Blue Latitudes Foundation, where he has helped guide its initiatives, including the R2R (“Rigs to Reefs”) program that promotes the repurposing of decommissioned offshore infrastructures for the development and sustainability of healthy marine environments. Andrew is also an adjunct professor of environmental science, law and policy at Connecticut College and a Fellow at the Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment.