Russell LaMotte practices in the area of international and U.S. environmental, climate change, and oceans law. As co-chair of the Beveridge & Diamond's International Environmental Practice Group, he represents clients in matters relating to international environmental and oceans-related regulatory regimes, and advises clients on multi-jurisdictional product compliance regulatory matters. He also serves as co-chair of the firm's Climate Change Practice Group, where he advises clients on both the emerging U.S. climate change regimes and the evolving international climate change framework.

Mr. LaMotte served for over ten years as an international lawyer at the U.S. Department of State, where he was most recently Deputy Assistant Legal Adviser, and where he represented the U.S. Government in either designing, negotiating or implementing most of the major environmental and oceans agreements and initiatives. He has extensive experience with complex international dispute resolution and the legal aspects of the United Nations and other international organizations.

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