Paul Freeman
Overview
Paul Freeman is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Environment and Natural Resources and Government Contracts groups. He brings two decades of diverse experience advising clients in the energy, maritime, and aerospace and defense industries on a range of issues, with a primary emphasis on matters involving enforcement defense, litigation, and risk management.
Career & Education
- Environmental Protection Agency
Office of General Counsel Honors Program, 1997
- Environmental Protection Agency
- St. Lawrence University, B.A., cum laude, 1995
- Vermont Law School, J.D., 1998
- Vermont Law School, M.S.E.L., cum laude, 2001
- New York
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Paul's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.10.25
FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Mandatory Climate Disclosures for Federal Contractor Rule
Mandatory climate disclosures for US federal contractors are officially off the table—at least, for the foreseeable future. On January 10, 2025, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that they are withdrawing a proposed rule, “Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk,” which would have required thousands of federal contractors to inventory and publicly disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and would also have required “major” contractors to also establish and validate GHG emission-reduction targets tailored to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The proposed rule, discussed in further detail here, was introduced in November 2022 and resulted in thousands of public comments from the government contractor community and beyond.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.24.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.20.24
Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.11.24
Recognition
- Law360: Practice Group of the Year – Government Contracts, 2019
Paul's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.10.25
FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Mandatory Climate Disclosures for Federal Contractor Rule
Mandatory climate disclosures for US federal contractors are officially off the table—at least, for the foreseeable future. On January 10, 2025, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that they are withdrawing a proposed rule, “Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk,” which would have required thousands of federal contractors to inventory and publicly disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and would also have required “major” contractors to also establish and validate GHG emission-reduction targets tailored to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The proposed rule, discussed in further detail here, was introduced in November 2022 and resulted in thousands of public comments from the government contractor community and beyond.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.24.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.20.24
Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.11.24
Insights
Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition For Federal Fleets: A Practical Discussion
|05.20.22
National Law Journal
Biden Administration to Use Purchasing Power for Climate Change, Clean Energy Goals
|12.22.20
Bloomberg Law
Government Contracts – A Secure Supply Chain Is a Competitive Advantage
|02.26.20
Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2020
Biden’s Environmental Justice Push and Its Impact on Retailers’ ESG Considerations
|05.26.21
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Practices
Industries
Paul's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.10.25
FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Mandatory Climate Disclosures for Federal Contractor Rule
Mandatory climate disclosures for US federal contractors are officially off the table—at least, for the foreseeable future. On January 10, 2025, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that they are withdrawing a proposed rule, “Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk,” which would have required thousands of federal contractors to inventory and publicly disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and would also have required “major” contractors to also establish and validate GHG emission-reduction targets tailored to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The proposed rule, discussed in further detail here, was introduced in November 2022 and resulted in thousands of public comments from the government contractor community and beyond.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.24.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.20.24
Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.11.24
