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A 1993 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. LaMotte advises and represents clients in matters relating to international environmental and oceans-related regulatory regimes. He also serves as co-chair of the firm's Climate Change practice group, where he advises clients on both the emerging U.S. climate change regimes and the evolving international climate change framework.
Mr. LaMotte was recently appointed by the President of the American Bar Association to the ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law. The 11-member group examines and analyzes emerging environmental law and policy issues; assists in the development of ABA policies in the field; and communicates about the myriad environmental law activities taking place throughout the Association.
He brings over ten years of experience as an international lawyer at the U.S. Department of State, where he served most recently as Deputy Assistant Legal Adviser. As an attorney in the Legal Adviser’s Office of International Environmental, Oceans and Scientific Affairs, Mr. LaMotte represented the U.S. Government in designing, negotiating or implementing most of the major environmental and oceans agreements and initiatives.
On oceans law and marine pollution issues, Mr. LaMotte has extensive prior experience with deep seabed mining issues at the International Seabed Authority under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; negotiation of new marine pollution agreements at the International Maritime Organization; and negotiation of the UNESCO Convention on Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. Representative oceans law matters include counseling a company pursuing ocean iron fertilization as a tool for long-term carbon sequestration, and counseling a company engaged in archaeologically sensitive exploration and recovery of deep-water shipwrecks.