Paul Tanaka
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Environment: Mainly Transactional
Band 1
About
Provided by Paul Tanaka
Practice Areas
Paul leads Kirkland’s Global Environmental Practice, which advises some of the world’s most sophisticated and dynamic clients on complex and evolving environmental legal issues. Paul’s clients rely on him to identify and strategically manage environmental regulatory compliance and other environmental liabilities. He is a big-picture thinker and creative problem solver that clients count on to be both commercial and practical, and to create bespoke and efficient solutions for everything from environmental crises to more routine matters of compliance and governance and all aspects of transactions. His experience includes work on high-profile energy and infrastructure projects and transactions, including traditional energy as well as energy transition-focused transactions and projects, such as solar, energy storage, wind, geothermal, energy efficiency, and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration.
Personal
Claremont McKenna College, B.A., Government, 1997. University of Hawai'i School of Law, J.D., 2000.
Chambers Review
USA
Paul Tanaka is an environmental transactions specialist who manages compliance and liability issues, with a strong focus on the energy, chemical and infrastructure sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I can always go to Paul with confidence knowing he will deliver the best from the full talent pool that Kirkland has to offer."
"Paul offers a unique blend of technical and commercial expertise. I view him as not only an environmental expert, but as a thought partner on our firm's transactions."
"I can always go to Paul with confidence knowing he will deliver the best from the full talent pool that Kirkland has to offer."
"Paul offers a unique blend of technical and commercial expertise. I view him as not only an environmental expert, but as a thought partner on our firm's transactions."
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