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Kristie A. Beahm

Kristie A. Beahm

Associate

Kristie specializes in environmental regulatory compliance and transactional matters. She counsels clients on complex brownfield and contaminated site redevelopments and environmental aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Throughout her career, Kristie has worked on many aspects of brownfield redevelopment of properties under the various state and federal programs, including the Connecticut Transfer Act. Kristie advises clients on due diligence investigation, structuring and negotiating property transactions, environmental consulting and remediation service procurement and oversight, environmental insurance, and regulatory compliance.

Kristie has worked with corporate and financial institution clients on environmental aspects of mergers and acquisitions. With respect to energy clients, she often advises on the environmental aspects of power generation assets.

Her diverse environmental experience also includes counseling clients with respect to environmental permitting, environmental use restrictions, hazardous building materials, emerging contaminants (including PFAS), and negotiating manuscript environmental insurance policies.

In addition to environmental regulatory compliance and transactional matters, Kristie practices in the area of criminal defense and children’s advocacy. While at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Kristie represented persons charged with crimes through the University of Connecticut Criminal Clinic. During this time, Kristie also served as a legal intern at the Connecticut Green Bank, for Senator Ted Kennedy, Jr. at the Connecticut General Assembly Environment Committee, and for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Credentials

Education

University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2017, with honors; Certificate in Energy and Environmental Law
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2013, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

Distinctions

Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Environmental (2021-2022)
2017 American Bar Association Section of State & Local Government Law for Student Excellence
Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court: Pupil
Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Administrative Editor
Connecticut Moot Court Board: National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC) Finalist; William H. Hastie Competition Finalist

Teaching Positions

Connecticut College, Law, Science and the Environment: Guest Lecturer

Community Involvement

Lawyers for Children America: Pro Bono Attorney
Fred D. Wish School Volunteer Tutor Program
University of Connecticut Criminal Legal Clinic
University of Connecticut School of Law Moot Court Board and Mock Trial Society: Volunteer Judge

Experience

Industrial and specialty chemical compliance

Advised Manufacturer on Domestic and International Specialty Chemical Compliance Matters

Represented an international metalworking fluid developer, manufacturer and service provider. Assisted with registrations and compliance for new products and ingredients under applicable state and federal laws, including the recent substantive amendments to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Also advised on federal and state hazard warning/labeling requirements and on the regulatory/compliance aspects of potential formula and manufacturing process changes.

General

$16M Tax Credit Financing Construction to Permanent Loan

$16M Tax Credit Financing Construction to Permanent Loan secured by leasehold mortgage in certain real property in Connecticut. The transaction also involved Low Income Housing Tax Credits (state and federal), a Department of Housing Loan, Section 8 Housing, an Affordable Housing Loan and a Subsidized Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Additionally, our environmental team advised on environmental and remediation requirements.

January 18, 2023