PROFILE

Jim Lambert is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. 

Jim advises power, industrial, and financial institution clients on a range of emissions-related matters, including voluntary and compliance-grade carbon trading, US and global cap-and-trade programs, renewable fuel programs, aviation greenhouse gas compliance, Department of Energy (DOE) support programs, and carbon neutrality broadly. His experience includes:

• Advising financial institutions on their carbon trading strategies in light of emerging regulatory frameworks, such as CORSIA and Article 6.4, and evolving market consensus on the characteristics of a robust and high-integrity carbon market
• Representing dozens of carbon removal project operators in negotiating direct offtake with high-volume, market-making buyers of carbon removals
• Advising covered entities and market participants on the obligations and opportunities involved in regulatory carbon trading schemes including California’s Cap-and-Trade, the EU’s Emissions Trading System and RGGI
• Representing covered entities and market participants in regulatory proceedings and enforcement matters before the California Air Resources Board, which includes successfully advocating for the ability to collateralize carbon allowances
• Advising industrial clients on decarbonization incentive regimes, such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and global low-carbon fuel market regulations

He also advises clients on the financing of energy and infrastructure transactions in the US and around the world, including wind (onshore and offshore), solar, battery storage, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects.

Jim maintains a robust pro bono practice in which he represents, among other organizations, a number of non-profits dedicated to advancing greenhouse gas reduction efforts and to mobilizing capital towards the preservation of natural resources in developing countries.

Jim received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as the solicitations editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law and as a research assistant to Professor Anna Gelpern.