Practices:

• Environment, Energy & Product Regulation
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
• Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Industries

• Climate, Clean Energy and Sustainability
• Energy

Experience

Jon D. Sohn is an experienced climate change and clean energy public policy leader. He has first hand experience preparing U.S. domestic and international environmental policy and regulations backed by advocacy and testimony before the United States Congress and Executive Branch. He has in depth understanding of private sector finance, multilateral development banks and United Nations processes in climate and energy policy matters coupled with a unique ability to work collaboratively with private sector, government and non-governmental organization stakeholders to formulate public policy solutions.

Prior to joining McKenna Long & Aldridge, Mr. Sohn worked at Climate Change Capital LLC where he developed their global environmental and social risk management policy, advised their investment funds on emerging carbon markets policy matters in the United States and also directed their U.S.-China climate policy dialogue initiatives. 

Mr. Sohn previously worked at the World Resources Institute, engaging with commercial banks and public financial institutions on environmental and social risks and opportunities. His experience includes monitoring project finance deals in developing countries in the power, infrastructure and extractive sectors as well as working with renewable energy companies for clean energy funding mechanisms and advocacy before the OECD, U.S. Government and a number of development banks on climate policy matters. 

Prior to working in the environmental NGO community, Jon was Counsel and Environment/Labor Program Officer for the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). His policy work at OPIC helped establish the first environmental and social risk policies for any public bilateral finance institution in the world.  

Education

• J.D. and Certificate of Specialization in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Northwestern School of Law, 1995
• B.A., Communications and History, University of Michigan, 1991