Lynn R. Schmidt

Lynn R. Schmidt is a senior attorney in the New York office of Cahill Gordon and Reindel LLP, where she focuses her practice on environmental law with an emphasis on capital markets and lending transactions.

Lynn advises clients in a variety of areas, including EHS compliance and litigation matters, site investigation and clean-up, SEC disclosure, sustainability and ESG strategy and reporting, climate change regulation, government enforcement and administrative proceedings, OSHA matters, auditing, supply chain risk, energy regulatory matters, product and chemical stewardship, real estate and infrastructure development projects, and due diligence with respect to financing, M&A, and other corporate matters.

Described by clients in Chambers as “very smart, very practical, and very good at getting negotiations moving” and “very experienced, knowledgeable, and pragmatic.” Lynn has been consistently recognized for her standout environmental transactions work by Chambers USA,The Legal 500, and The Lawdragon Green 500. Lynn previously served a three year term as a member of the New York City Bar Association’s International Environmental Law committee.