Thomas D. Goslin

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Goslin focuses on a range of environmental and energy concerns in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, financing transactions, infrastructure projects and corporate restructurings. He has extensive experience with environmental and regulatory liability and risk allocation issues, drafting and negotiating contract terms, managing due diligence, and administrative and judicial proceedings to obtain regulatory approvals necessary to close client transactions. Thomas has advised on some of the most environmentally-sensitive corporate restructurings in the past 20 years, regularly spearheading negotiations with regulators and other interested parties to reach innovative solutions to intractable legal issues. He has represented clients across a broad range of industries, including renewable and traditional power generation, oil and gas, infrastructure and manufacturing.

Thomas also assists clients in identifying business opportunities and risks arising from proposed changes to federal and state legislation and regulation, including with respect to renewable energy development and greenhouse gas emissions. He has published numerous articles and been interviewed by several publications concerning renewable energy development and the legal ramifications of climate change. 

Recognition & Accomplishments

Thomas is ranked as a leading lawyer for Environment: Mainly Transactional in DC by Chambers USA, where clients say he has “a great breadth of experience” and describe him as “creative” in his approach, providing “spot-on legal advice” that is “thoughtful and careful.” He is also recognized as a "Rising Star" for Environment: Transactional by Legal 500 US.

Mr. Goslin earned his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law and his B.A. from John Carroll University.