Maggie P. Pahl

Maggie P. Pahl is an environmental attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Ms. Pahl focuses her practice on environmental and administrative litigation, regulatory compliance and transactional matters, with a particular emphasis on extended producer responsibility (EPR), greenwashing risk, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate-related disclosure obligations.

As a member of Holland & Knight's EPR team, Ms. Pahl provides strategic guidance to businesses navigating various EPR requirements, particularly for packaging and paper products. Her work spans the full EPR compliance life cycle, including tracking and analyzing proposed laws and regulations, applicability and exemption analyses, as well as registration, reporting, ongoing compliance, supply chain contracting and due diligence for corporate transactions. She helps companies of all sizes understand and prepare for EPR requirements, delivering right-sized compliance strategies that balance regulatory risk, operational realities and environmental and sustainability goals.

Ms. Pahl has assisted clients with issues under various environmental laws such as the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and other similar federal, state and local legal frameworks. She also counsels clients on laws and regulations governed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, including the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and related regulatory programs, including advising oil and gas clients on decommissioning strategies and compliance obligations.

Additionally, Ms. Pahl represents companies in environmental and administrative litigation, including challenges to agency actions, enforcement disputes, statutory claims and appeals. Ms. Pahl regularly appears before the Interior Department's Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) and participates in litigation before federal and state courts, as well as the U.S. Court of International Trade.

With a focus on regulatory compliance, Ms. Pahl has assisted companies in responding to government subpoenas and information requests and has continued to support those clients through subsequent enforcement proceedings.

In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space, Ms. Pahl advises corporations and individuals on environmental and regulatory compliance risks, helping them navigate complex transactional landscapes.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Pahl served a one-year clerkship for the Honorable Gary Potters in the family division of the New Jersey Superior Courts, Hudson Vicinage.

While in law school, Ms. Pahl was an inaugural scholar for the Sustainable Business Law Hub Scholars Program and a senior associate for the Pace Environmental Law Review. She interned for the Honorable Vera Scanlon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, as well as with a private equity investment firm, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances Branch.