Jayni Hein
Professional Bio
Jayni F. Hein co-chairs the firm’s Carbon Management and Climate Mitigation industry group.
Jayni joined Covington after serving in the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) as Senior Director for Clean Energy, Infrastructure, and the National Environmental Policy Act. She draws on her significant government experience to help clients successfully advance clean energy and other infrastructure projects and counsels clients through government investigations, enforcement actions, and shareholder-driven assessments.
Jayni has experience advising clients on a wide variety of environmental and climate issues, including under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, RCRA, CERCLA, Endangered Species Act, and federal energy statutes. In addition, she leads environmental due diligence for complex corporate transactions.
She regularly advises companies and investors on compliance with climate disclosure laws and sustainability strategy in light of increased scrutiny of corporate climate and net-zero commitments.