Amy Boyd

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Amy Boyd assists business clients with an array of administrative law concerns involving regulatory compliance, environmental litigation, government advocacy and dispute resolution. Before joining Foley Hoag, Amy had considerable experience in both environmental policy and direct political campaigns, giving her insight into practical strategies for permitting and other regulatory matters – particularly those involving environmental and energy concerns. She also assists clients with insurance coverage and other commercial disputes, and advises on transactional issues. While attending law school, Amy honed her dispute resolution skills by serving as a volunteer mediator with the Center for Conflict Resolution, working in the Cook County, Illinois Small Claims Courts. Her law school experience as an intern at the Environmental Law & Policy Center, Chicago, Illinois was an extension of her earlier interest in environmental law. 

Practice Areas

  • Environmental Litigation
  • Energy & Regulated Industries
  • Energy, Technology and Renewables
  • Additional Practice Areas: Environmental Compliance; Government Strategies; Insurance Recovery

Professional Associations

  • New England Women in Energy and Environment
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Women’s Bar Association

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law, cum laude, 2006
  • Wellesley College, B.A., 2001

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • US District Court for Massachusetts

Publications

  • A Café Conversation with Karen and Amy on Economics and Politics, 2002 (ISBN 1-884775-22-5)


Posts By This Author

RGGI Makes Some Changes, But Not the Overall Cap. Yet.

The Economics of RGGI: A Net Positive, Particularly For New England

GHG Protocol Finalizes Scope 3 and Product Life Cycle Methodology

Inspector General's Evaluation of EPA's Endangerment Finding: Form over Function?

Virginia Court Finds for Insurer in the First Climate Change-Related Insurance Coverage Case

The Carbon Disclosure Project 2011: Big Business Finds Big Returns In Managing Carbon

Thirteen Proves to Be A Somewhat Unlucky Number for RGGI

Greenpeace Critiques Apparel Sector Companies for Failing to Manage Water Contamination by Suppliers

Carbon Capture & Seriously Need a Price on Carbon Emissions

Of Texans and Light Bulbs. And Unconstitutional Laws.

Older Entries

RGGI Auction #12: Demand Crashes, 70% of Current Allowances Go Unsold

The Next State to Threaten to Dump RGGI? New Jersey!

Almost-Final: Massachusetts' Biomass Regulations

Biggest Thing to Happen to TVA Since the Snail Darter

Climate Risks & Opportunities in SEC Filings

The Next Big Thing for the Future of Everything

Top 10 Fun Facts About the 10th RGGI Auction

EPA Releases Rules for Carbon Capture and Storage

Forthcoming Changes to RGGI? Let's Start with the Big Cap.

The GHG Scope 3 Protocol: With Nearly Everything, There's Something For Everyone

S&P to Add Carbon to Credit Rating Analysis for 2011?

EPA's Mandatory Reporting Rule Adds New Disclosures of Corporate Ownership and Cogeneration

RGGI Auction #9: The Floor Price is Right

DOE Gives A Good News Cycle for Natural Gas

What's Next for Carbon Capture and Storage?

Well, I Know I Feel Endangered...

The Western Climate Initiative Moves Forward

RGGI Allowances on the Secondary Market: Slow but Steady?

EPA Issues Its Final Set of Mandatory GHG Reporting Rules

Taking it to the Streets: the East Coast's Newest Climate Initiative

RGGI Auction #8: Even Cheap Allowances Add Up to Big Investments

Disapproving the Disapproval

Patchwork or Preemption, Redux

Western Climate Initiative or Mid-Canada Initiative?

Patchwork or Preemption? Or Maybe Both

Accounting for the Financial Impacts of Climate Change: ASTM Releases a New Standard

Insurance Regulators Vote to Weaken Climate Disclosure Rules

RGGI's 7th Auction Brings Total Proceeds to Over a Half Billion Dollars for RGGI States' Projects

Put a Price on It

Coming Soon to a 10-K Near You: Climate Risks

RGGI's 6th Auction: For 2012, Supply Outnumbers Demand

SEC Reverses Bush Policy on Climate Risk in Shareholder Resolutions

Senate Climate Bill, Now Fortified with Numbers

Climate Risk Disclosures -- Coming Soon to a 10-K Near You?

Senate Energy and Climate Legislation: The Nuclear Option

EPA Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule is Final, Reporting Begins in 2010

New England Governors Adopt Renewable Energy Blueprint

RGGI Prices Fall Again in 5th Auction: $2.19 and $1.87

Senate Climate Bill Pushed Back to Late September

EPA Might Take Another Step Towards Regulating Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

EPA Might Require More Airborne Lead Sampling

Senate Energy and Climate Change Legislation: Perhaps a Floor Vote by October

Massachusetts Finalizes Global Warming Solutions Act Reporting Regulations

The House Climate Bill: at 1,428 Pages, Nearly Something for Everyone

RGGI's 4th Auction: Allowance Prices Decrease for Both 2009 and 2012 Allowances

RGGI Releases Model Applications for Offsets: Can Anyone Qualify?

(Possibly) Coming Soon: House Floor Vote on Waxman-Markey Energy Bill

Secret Winner from ACES: Coal-Fired Power Plants?

More Forecasting for Climate Change Legislation

Today's the Day: EPA Releases Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

The House Climate Bill: More Details on Federal Cap and Trade

RGGI's Third Auction Brings In Divergent Bids of $3.51 and $3.05

Insurance Regulators Unanimously Approve Climate Risk Survey

EPA Unveils Nationwide Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulations

100% Auction For CO2 Allowances Takes A Hit

Obama Budget Proposal Includes Revenue From Auctioning 100% of CO2 Allowances Under a Cap and Trade Plan

Insurance Goes Green. Yes, Really

EPA's Roll-back of Bush-Era Rules Rolls On

We Said There Was Life in EPA's NSR Enforcement Initiative: We Didn't Know How Right We Were

EPA and DOJ Keep Moving on NSR Enforcement: $135 Million and Strictest NOx Standards Yet

RGGI's Third Auction Looks Into the Future

Leakage: RGGI's (not so little) Problem

RGGI'S Second Auction: Prices Rise to $3.38

Get Ready for Carbon Reporting in 2 weeks!

Can New Source Review Require Mitigation of Past Harm?