Thomas C Jensen

Mr. Jensen serves as Chair of Sonnenschein's firm-wide Committee on Environmental Sustainability. He is a nationally recognized expert in natural resources, energy and environmental law and policy, and leads the firm’s renewable energy and natural resources practices. He represents business, government and nonprofit clients before federal and state regulatory agencies and Congress, and frequently serves as strategic counsel to clients facing complex challenges at the intersection of law, policy and politics. He also represents clients in transactions, commercial disputes and regulatory enforcement actions. A certified mediator, Mr. Jensen chaired the federal government’s National Environmental Conflict Resolution Advisory Committee. He is a trustee of the William D. Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources of the University of Wyoming. Mr. Jensen serves as editor of the Trends newsletter of the ABA’s Section on Environment, Energy & Resources, and as Vice-Chair of the Section’s Committee on Climate Change, Sustainability and Ecosystems. Prior to joining Sonnenschein in 2004, Mr. Jensen headed the environmental and natural resource practice in the Washington office of Troutman Sanders LLP. Mr. Jensen has served on a variety of corporate, university, and conservation organization boards of directors.