Susan G. Lafferty

Susan Lafferty is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office who focuses on energy and environmental issues impacting petroleum, biofuels and energy trading industries. Ms. Lafferty is recognized as a leading energy transition adviser on regulatory, commercial and policy issues related to mandatory climate change programs, including the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), Renewable Identification Number (RIN) trading, EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), Oregon and Washington Clean Fuel Standard (CFP), California Cap and Trade, and Oregon Climate Protection Program. She also helps clients navigate voluntary markets and the trading of carbon offsets. Ms. Lafferty is part of the firm's Greenwashing Mitigation Team, helping guide clients through the increasingly regulated and litigated world of green and renewable claims and statements.

Ms. Lafferty advises clients on compliance issues impacting an array of commodities, including gasoline, ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable natural gas (RNG), responsibly sourced gas, metals and agricultural products. Under her leadership, her team has been recognized by Environmental Finance as having the best practice for Northern American Markets, RINs and renewable energy certificates (REC) from 2017-2022.

Ms. Lafferty has been at the helm of the response to dozens of enforcement matters and self-disclosures at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in California, as well as inquiries from the Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General into energy costs. She assists clients with navigating environmental exposures involved in producing, trading and storing commodities, and has advised on incident responses and crisis management. Ms. Lafferty also has helped clients establish trading desks for commodities and carbon credits, including the adoption of compliance programs as well as assisting with registrations and licenses.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Lafferty was a partner at a global law firm in its Washington, D.C., office, where she served as the partner-in-charge and co-lead of the energy sector.