Kevin Healy is a member of the Environmental and the Real Estate Client Service Groups.  He was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2002 to 2005.

Mr. Healy has practiced environmental and land use law for more than 35 years.  He represents parties in regulatory and permitting matters under the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the State Environmental Quality Review Act, the Clean Water Act and numerous other federal, state and city environmental statutory programs; provides counsel on the environmental aspects of real estate developments; and participates in environmental audits of industrial operations and environmental impact reviews.  He represents a wide range of clients, including industrial and commercial corporations, major New York utilities, railroads, public authorities and municipalities.

Mr. Healy has served as Special Master in federal environmental litigation.  He also has served as a member of the panel of mediators for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and has mediated the resolution of multi-party CERCLA actions.  He is principally responsible for the environmental impact review and associated permitting issues for a number of major projects in New York City, including the conversion of the Farley Postal Building into a new Penn Station and the connection of the Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal, and the construction of a Second Avenue subway in Manhattan.  Mr. Healy has represented a utility seeking the governmental approvals needed to site a major electric and steam generating facility in Manhattan. 

Mr. Healy served on Governor Pataki’s Climate Change Task Force and chaired the emissions trading subcommittee of that group.  He co-chairs the Global Climate Change subcommittee of the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.   He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Global Warming.  Mr. Healy has lectured and written extensively on the subject of climate change over the last several years.

Publications

• Contributing Author, The Law of Green Development, American Bar Association, to be published in 2010.
• Guest Editor, Government Law and Policy Journal, New York State Bar Association and Albany School of Law, 2008 edition.  This edition of the journal focuses on climate change.
• Contributing Author, Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, American Bar Association, 2007
• Co-author, “Climate Change: It's Not Just a Policy Issue for Corporate Counsel - It's a Legal Problem”, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, Fall, 2003
• Co-author, “It's Now a Legal Problem”, The Environmental Forum, Environmental Law Institute, Nov. 2003
• “New York Set to Address Climate Change Issues,” New York Law Journal, April 20, 1998
• “Making Environmental Mediation a Reality in New York,” New York Law Journal, Feb. 6, 1995
• “Environmental Impact Review in New York,” New York Law Journal, Oct. 20, 1992
• “Framing the Environmental Debate for the 1990’s,” New York Law Journal, Jan. 10, 1991
• “The Greenhouse Effect on Earth from a Legal Perspective,” New York Law Journal, April 21, 1989
• “Environmental Review Process in the City of New York: CEQR,” Pace Environmental Law Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall 1987
• “Developing the Right Approach to Environmental Review Problems,” Real Estate Review, Spring 1986
• “Preemption: How Do We Deal With Interjurisdictional Conflicts of Law,” Special Report, No. 197, Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1983
• Contributing Author: “Environmental Law and Regulation in New York” (Ch 6, The State Environmental Quality Review Act), West Publishing, 1996

Speaking Engagements

• "Climate Change Impacts on Land Use Planning and Project Approvals," Tarrytown, NY, May 5, 2008
• “Carbon Trading: Capitalize on this Emerging Market” – Toronto, Canada, Sponsored by Insight Information, May 2007.
•  “Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law” – Washington, D.C., Sponsored by American Law Institute/American Bar Association, March 2007.
•  Legal Dimensions of Climate Change – Washington, D.C., Sponsored by American University; Washington College of Law/American Bar Association, November 2006.
• The Business of Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Multinational Business Enterprises – Sacramento, CA, Sponsored by University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, February 2006.
• Rethinking the Kyoto Protocol: Are there Legal Solutions to Global Warming and Climate Change? – St. Louis, MO, Sponsored by Washington University School of Law, November 2005.
• The Legal Dimensions of Climate Change: A conference by and for the Legal Profession – Washington, D.C., November 2005.
• Climate Risk: What Investors Need to Know – San Jose, CA, Sponsored by CERES, California Climate Action Registry, March 2005.
• Climate Change Symposium of the National Association of Attorneys General, Columbia School of Law, September 2004.
• GHG Registries, Climate Policy and the Bottom Line – Sponsored by CERES, California Climate Action Registry – San Diego, CA, May 2004.
• Who Needs the Kyoto Protocol? Making Science-based Policy through Legal Initiatives – Sponsored by New York Academy of Science, Environmental Sciences Section, New York, NY, April 2004.

Professional Affiliations

• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Environmental Law Committee, 1979-1982; Committee on Transportation; Special Committee on Government Counsel, 1994-

• New York Bar Association – Executive Committee, Environmental Law Section; Co Chair, Committee on Global Climate Change, 1992-

Civic Involvement and Distinctions

• Listed in the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions of Chambers USA:  America's Leading Lawyers for Business
• USA and State of New York v. County of Westchester, 89 Civ. 5274, (S.D.N.Y.) – Special Master
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York – Mediation Panel
• USEPA, Region II, – Enforcement Attorney, 1974-1978 (Water Enforcement Marine Protection, 1974-1976;   Air Enforcement, 1976-1978)
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection – General Counsel, 1978-1982
• New York Convention Center Development Corporation – General Counsel, 1982-1984