Lauren Bachtel
About Lauren Bachtel
Lauren Bachtel serves as Senior Counsel at Linklaters, where she focuses on environmental, social, and governance issues. With extensive experience in environmental law, she has held various positions, including roles at Mayer Brown and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
Current Role at Linklaters
Lauren Bachtel serves as Senior Counsel at Linklaters, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she is part of the firm's global ESG team, focusing on environmental, social, and governance issues. Her work involves assisting developers, investors, and lenders with complex environmental permitting and compliance for project development across various technologies and transaction structures. This position allows her to leverage her extensive background in environmental law and compliance.
Previous Experience at Mayer Brown
Before joining Linklaters, Lauren Bachtel worked at Mayer Brown as Counsel from 2021 to 2023. During her two years in this role, based in New York, she contributed to various legal matters, drawing on her expertise in environmental law. Her tenure at Mayer Brown further solidified her reputation in the legal community.
Background in Environmental Law
Lauren Bachtel has a robust background in environmental law, having worked in various capacities within this field. She served as Environmental Senior Attorney at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, she held positions at the U.S. Department of the Interior, where she worked as an Attorney-Advisor from 2014 to 2018 and as an Attorney-Advisor in the Honors Attorney Program from 2013 to 2014. These roles equipped her with significant experience in environmental compliance and regulatory matters.
Education and Expertise
Lauren Bachtel earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Smith College, where she studied from 2005 to 2009. She then pursued her legal education at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, obtaining her Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from 2009 to 2013, with a focus on Environmental Law. This educational background laid the foundation for her career in environmental law and policy.
Teaching Experience at Pace University
In addition to her legal practice, Lauren Bachtel served as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University School of Law from 2015 to 2021. During her six years in this role, she contributed to the education of future legal professionals, sharing her expertise in environmental law with students. This experience reflects her commitment to the field and to fostering the next generation of attorneys.