Brendan Schain

Brendan Schain is a Partner in Shipman’s Environmental Practice Group, where he advises clients on complex environmental regulatory compliance, transactional, remediation and enforcement matters. Brendan brings 14 years of experience from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), most recently serving as the Legal Director for DEEP’s Environmental Quality Branch (and four years of private practice before that). 

While at DEEP, Brendan led the office that provided legal support across the agency’s air, waste, water, remediation, emergency response and coastal and inland wetlands programs. He also played an instrumental role in sunsetting the Transfer Act and transitioning Connecticut to a release-based cleanup program, supporting the Release-Based Cleanup Working Group and leading the drafting and adoption of the state’s Release-Based Cleanup Regulations. This experience gives Brendan a unique understanding of, and perspective on, the new regulatory landscape and positions him to guide clients through the transition effectively and efficiently.