Peter D. Robertson

Peter is of counsel with the firm’s Public Policy and Environmental, Safety & Health practices. During his decades of experience in Washington DC, he has served at high levels in government (in both the federal legislative and executive branches), the nonprofit sector and the private sector.

Peter served during the Clinton administration at the US Environmental Protection Agency, first as the agency’s chief of staff and then as deputy administrator (the agency's number two position). In prior government service, he worked for seven years on Capitol Hill, including service as a professional staff member on the Committee on the Budget in the House of Representatives.

In the private sector, he has worked as a senior executive for an Alaskan mining company and a US multinational oil and gas corporation. He served as a senior vice president for America’s Natural Gas Alliance, a trade association for the independent natural gas sector.

Peter has been a prolific speaker at conferences and other forums during his time in Washington DC. He has spoken at hundreds of conferences and other settings on environmental policy. He is the author of two chapters in environmental handbooks.