For Immediate Release
October 21, 2009

Contact:
Marnie Grumbach, Communications Coordinator, Preti Flaherty
(207) 791-3000
E-mail: mgrumbach@preti.com
Web Site: http://www.preti.com

Steven A. Hudson, an attorney with Preti Flaherty (www.preti.com) in Augusta, recently spoke on climate change issues at the annual meeting of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry held in Memphis, Tenn.
Hudson, who practices in the area of government relations, energy and environmental law, delivered a paper on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and how companies can comply with this and other climate change issues. Hudson is a member of the firm’s recently formed Climate Strategy Group.

Preti created the Climate Strategy Group to assist businesses in Maine, New Hampshire and throughout the region in responding to climate change initiatives and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The attorneys utilize their expertise to help clients deal with both the risks and opportunities presented by climate change. For more information, contact Steve Hudson at shudson@preti.com or visit the group online at http://preti.com/Preti-Flaherty-Climate-Strategy-Group.

A resident of Wayne, Maine, Hudson is a 1986 graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and received his undergraduate degree in 1980 from the University of California.

Preti Flaherty has offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine, Concord, N.H., Boston and Washington, D.C. With more than 85 attorneys, the firm counsels clients in the areas of business law, energy, environmental, estate planning, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, legislative and regulatory, litigation, technology and telecommunications. More information about the firm is available at www.preti.com.

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