Elise Paeffgen is an associate in the firm’s Environment & Land Development Group and also assists clients of the Food, Drug & Device Group. She counsels companies regulated by EPA, FDA, and related state authorities. Elise’s practice focuses on environmental enforcement defense, carbon transactions, shale gas extraction, chemicals management, and drug, device and cosmetic regulation.
Elise received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School, where she was articles editor of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law and a member of the Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team. Elise earned a Masters in environmental management from Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, with concentrations in climate change and corporate environmental management. Her Masters work on the personal care industry culminated into a case study, taught at the Yale School of Management. During her joint degree program, Elise worked for the U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance. Elise received a B.A. in environmental studies and politics from Oberlin College, and was awarded high honors for her research on sustainability in the cosmetics industry. Prior to joining the firm, Elise served as operations executive at the Carbon War Room, where she focused on market-based mechanisms for forest conservation.
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January 2012
Publications
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September 1, 2011
Publications
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“Finding the Magic Pipe: Do Seamen Have Constitutional Rights When a U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Turns Criminal?” 22 U.S.F. MAR. L.J. 23 (2010).
2010
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“Clorox Inc.: Was the Company's Jump into "Green" Personal Care a Smart Move or a Strategic Misstep?” YALE CASE 09-028 (2009).
2009
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“Shareholder Proposals: A Catalyst for Climate Change-Related Disclosure, Analysis, and Action?” 5 BERKELEY BUS. L.J. 1 (2008).
2008