Reese Goldsmith Joins Holland & Knight’s Energy Policy Team
WASHINGTON (June 8, 2021) – Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group has added Reese Goldsmith as a senior public affairs advisor on its Energy Policy Team in Washington, D.C. She previously was an associate and policy advisor at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.
Ms. Goldsmith advises clients on regulatory and legislative strategies for energy and natural resources development. She has a strong track record advocating for clients in the energy, environment and natural resources sector (offshore wind, renewable and clean energy programs, and utilities) before the Department of Energy (DOE), Congress, the Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency.
Before joining her previous firm, Ms. Goldsmith worked on behalf of Democrats in New Hampshire as an organizer during the 2018 midterms. Previously, she conducted research on administrative, environmental and natural resource policy impacting small businesses for the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy and leveraged that knowledge to be an essential resource for small business COVID-19 relief programs. She served as a law clerk in the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the Department of Justice; as a contractor to DOE's Loan Programs Office; and on the staff of Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
"Reese is adept at navigating federal funding and regulatory enforcement programs for her clients, leveraging her experience serving at federal agencies such as the Department of Energy," said Rich Gold, the head of Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group. "She is a strong addition to our energy policy team."
"Holland & Knight has one of the top energy policy teams in Washington. I am thrilled to be joining this outstanding group of lawyers and policy professionals," said Ms. Goldsmith.
Ms. Goldsmith received a J.D. degree from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and a B.A. degree from Virginia Tech. She is licensed to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.