Michael Buschbacher
Partner
Boyden Gray & Associates PLLC
Michael Buschbacher
Partner
Boyden Gray & Associates PLLC
Michael Buschbacher is a partner at Boyden Gray & Associates PLLC. Before joining the firm, Mr. Buschbacher served at the U.S. Department of Justice as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, where he advised senior Department leadership on the Division’s highest-profile environmental and regulatory matters, served as lead counsel in a number of lawsuits and negotiations, and was the principal drafter of significant policy memos that set forth the proper scope and procedure for the enforcement of federal environmental law. Prior to serving in the government, Mr. Buschbacher was an associate in the D.C. office of Sidley Austin LLP.
Mr. Buschbacher is a former clerk to Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and to Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He holds a B.A. in Music and Germanic Studies from Indiana University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School, where he was the winner of the A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award and served as an Article Editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Law & Public Policy.
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Contributions
Deep Dive Episode 242 – A Global Energy Crisis and the FERC [Panel Discussion]
At a live Regulatory Transparency Project event, following remarks from FERC Commissioner James Danly, an expert panel discussed the present and future challenges facing energy reliability and regulation
Listen to this podcastA Global Energy Crisis and the FERC: A Discussion of Challenges and Opportunities [Panel Discussion]
At a live Regulatory Transparency Project event, an expert panel including Michael Buschbacher, Jennifer Chen, Jim Wedeking, and moderator Marc Spitzer discussed the present and future challenges facing energy reliability and regulation.
Watch this videoDeep Dive Episode 238 – The Future of NEPA Reform
In this podcast, energy experts discuss whether it’s time to rewrite portions of NEPA, and what those reforms should look like.
Listen to this podcastThe Future of NEPA Reform
In this webinar, energy experts discuss whether it’s time to rewrite portions of NEPA, and what those reforms should look like.
Watch this videoDeep Dive Episode 222 – The Return of Supplemental Environmental Projects
Three executive branch veterans with a range of views on the issue joined us for a virtual discussion on the return of SEPs.
Listen to this podcastThe Return of Supplemental Environmental Projects
Three executive branch veterans with a range of views on the issue joined us for a virtual discussion on the return of SEPs.
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