Gwendolyn R. Keyes
PartnerCo-Chair, Environmental Practice Group
EXPERIENCE
- J.D., Emory University
- B.S., Rutgers University
Certificate of Completion for the Promoting Racial Equity in the Workplace Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education
Awards
The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Environment: Regulatory (2023-2024)
- Recommended, Environment: Litigation (2023)
- Recommended, Environment: Transactional (2023-2024)
Other recognitions
- Named to Forbes 2024 List of Top 200 Lawyers
- African American Federal Executive Association (AAFEA), Ebenezer Basset Award, 2017
- USEPA, Environmental Justice Champion of Change Award, 2015
- Atlanta Metropolitan, Combined Federal Campaign Leadership Award, 2012
Bylines
Seminars
Media Mentions
- "DLA Piper Lands Ex-EPA Chief Of Staff In DC," Law360, April 21, 2022
- Frequent contributor on MSNBC regarding various legal topics
Prior Experience
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Principal Legal Advisor, 2015-2017
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chief of Staff to Administrator Gina McCarthy, 2013-2015, Regional Administrator, Region 4, 2010-2013
- Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Decatur, GA, District Attorney, 2005-2010
- DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office, Decatur, GA, Solicitor General, 1999-2004, Chief Assistant Solicitor General, 1998-1999, and Senior Assistant Solicitor General, 1993-1994
Civic and Charitable
- Board member, Environmental Financial Advisory (EFAB)
- Board member, Environmental Law Institute
Memberships And Affiliations
- Board of Directors, Environmental Law Institute
- Task Force on Environmental Justice, American Bar Association
- Member, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, American Bar Association
- Member, American College of Environmental Lawyers
- Partnership for Public Service, Strategic Advisor for Government Executives (SAGE)