Ginny chaired Bond's environmental and energy practice from 2000 to 2016 and was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2014-15 and 2004-05. She advised clients on state and federal regulatory compliance issues, particularly in the areas of air and water pollution control and solid and hazardous waste management. In addition to work on behalf of ACOEL and its Foundation, Ginny is engaged in projects benefitting the Environmental & Energy Law Section of NYSBA, SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the County Bar. She recently spoke on New York's 2020 Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act and a 2020 Clean Water Act decision of the U.S. Supreme Ct.
Work Phone:
(315) 218-8182
Email:
vrobbins@bsk.com
Website:
www.bsk.com
EPA Region:
Region 2 – (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Regent status:
Active
Year of induction:
2015
Degrees:
B.A. 1971 Rutgers University, magna cum laude; M.A. 1972 Middlebury College; J.D. 1986 Rutgers University School of Law, with honors
Admissions:
New York
Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Professional Societies and Organizations:
ACOEL Foundation, Secretary
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
New York State Bar Association, Environmental & Energy Law Section, Past Chair (2004-05), Executive Committee, Co-Chair, Global Climate Change Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Onondaga County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project
ESF College Foundation, Inc. Board Member serving SUNY's College of Environmental Sciences & Forestry
Central New York Chapter, Air & Waste Management Assoc., Founding Chair (1995-96)
Illustrative Projects:
Empire Generating Co., Rensselaer, NY, Article X Proceeding, 635 MW Gas-Fired Power Generating Facility;
Expansions of Solid Waste Management Facilities: e.g., Development Authority of the North Country and Town of Colonie;
Municipal siting work for the Lago Casino & Resort, Tyre, NY