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Pursuing Louisiana R. Lee Vail P.E., Ph.D.
R. Lee Vail P.E., Ph.D.

R. Lee Vail P.E., Ph.D.

Kean Miller LLP

12 years of experience

Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Louisiana

Biography

Lee Vail is of counsel to the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2010 and practices in the environmental regulatory, Process Safety Management, emergency response, and intellectual property groups. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering. Prior to joining Kean Miller, Lee served as Manager of Environmental Affairs for a worldwide oil and gas company. Lee brings more than 30 years of process engineering, project management, process safety management, and environmental regulatory experience in the petroleum refining industry to the representation of industry clients. His expertise includes sophisticated interaction on behalf of industry clients in connection with regulatory compliance and permitting, Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Program (RMP), RAGAGEP, Process Safety Information (PSI), OSHA, EPA, and CSB investigations, release reporting, incident management, and litigation avoidance. Lee also represents clients in connection with pipeline regulatory and safety issues under PHMSA and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources programs, including jurisdictional determinations, registration requirements, compliance and due diligence associated with mergers/acquisitions of pipeline facilities or financing of projects including pipelines. Lee is also a registered Patent Attorney and is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. View More ›



Practice Area

Environmental Law
Intellectual Property
Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Utilities,

Languages

English: Spoken, Written


Professional Experience

Partner
Kean Miller LLP
2010 - Current

Education

Loyola University New Orleans

J.D. (2010)

Loyola University New Orleans
Tulane University

Ph.D. (1990) | Environmental Engineering

Tulane University
Louisiana State University - University of New Orleans

MBA (1987)

Louisiana State University - University of New Orleans
Tulane University

M.S. (1983) | Petroleum Engineering

Tulane University
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

B.S. (1978) | Chemical Engineering

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge


Professional Associations

Louisiana State Bar Association

Current

Louisiana State Bar Association
State Bar of Texas

Current

State Bar of Texas

Websites & Blogs

website
R. Lee Vail's Website Profile


Social Media


Offices

Kean Miller LLP
New Orleans 909 Poydras Street, Suite 3600 New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: (504) 620-3356
Fax: (504) 585-3051



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