Hinckley Allen is proud to announce that Christine E. Dieter, partner in the Environmental and Energy practices, has been elected Chair of the Board of the Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professionals (RISEP) after having served on the board since 2022. RISEP is an association of environmental, industrial, and engineering firms organized to promote the advancement of environmental and engineering practitioners to network and discuss regulatory and technical issues that are facing the environmental business community in Rhode Island.
“As the incoming board chair, I look forward to working with this exceptional group of environmental professionals and fostering robust relationships between the business, regulatory, and educational sectors of environmental practice. As a group, we will continue to collaborate, share knowledge, and work together to address the pressing environmental challenges facing Rhode Island,” said Christine.
Christine’s work in environmental law extends throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and she has extensive experience advising clients on regulatory, permitting, and litigation matters. She has worked on some of the most complex energy projects in the region, including the permitting for the South Fork Wind, Revolution Wind, and Sunrise Wind offshore wind projects. A creative problem solver, Christine works closely with clients to navigate intricate regulations to resolve issues and move projects forward efficiently. She is also recognized as a Best Lawyer in America® in the category of Energy Law.
Hinckley Allen represents clients in a broad range of environmental matters at the federal, state, and local levels, including climate change, coastal issues, brownfields redevelopment, environmental permit approvals, Superfund and toxic tort, sustainability issues, clean air and water, and wetlands. Clients include publicly traded and privately held companies, public utilities, renewable energy companies and power producers, real estate developers, banks and other lenders, manufacturers, construction companies, and municipalities. Members of the practice are leaders in the environmental and energy field, representing several of the country’s foremost developers of wind and solar energy.
