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Sarah E. Simonetti

Associate at Wiley Rein LLP

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LocationWashingtonDistrict of Columbia, United States
Current roleAssociate AttorneyWiley Rein LLP · since Oct 2023
Government service1yrU.S. District Court

About

Sarah counsels clients on environmental litigation and administrative proceedings and provides regulatory guidance to clients on environmental, product safety, and occupational health and safety matters.

Roles

Oct 2023–Present
Current role

Associate Attorney

Wiley Rein LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Environmental LawConsumer ProtectionCivil LitigationRegulatory SpecialistEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Associate in the Environment & Product Regulation Group.

Sep 2022–Sep 2023
Former role

Judicial Law Clerk

U.S. District Court

(appointed)Delaware

Law ClerkResearchLegal Assistance

Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Christopher J. Burke, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.

Aug 2019–Aug 2022
Former role

Associate

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Wilmington, Delaware

Intellectual Property Attorney

Associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group.

May 2018–Jul 2018
Former role

Summer Associate

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Wilmington, Delaware

Legal Officers and Practitioners
May 2017–Aug 2017
Former role

Research Assistant

William & Mary Law School

Williamsburg, Virginia

ResearchLegal Assistant

Research Assistant for Professor Lynda Butler.

Publications & speeches

SCOTUS Overrules Chevron and Opens Door to More Challenges Under APA: Environmental Law Implications of Loper Bright and Corner Post

Wiley.law

July 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions at the end of its term impacting environmental law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Court held that courts must exercise independent judgment when determining if an agency acted within its statutory authority, overruling the 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which directed courts to defer to an agency’s interpretation of ambiguous statutory language, so long as the agency’s interpretation was “permissible.”

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TSCA “Data Call In” Proposed for 16 Priority Chemicals, Including Hydrogen Fluoride

https://www.wiley.law/alert-TSCA-Data-Call-In-Proposed-for-16-Priority-Chemicals-Including-Hydrogen-Fluoride

May 2024

On March 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would require manufacturers and importers of 16 chemical substances to submit copies and lists of certain unpublished health and safety studies to EPA

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