Noreena is an associate in the firm’s Litigation group, with a focus on Municipal Law. With nearly a decade of experience at the New York State Department of Public Service, Noreena brings a keen understanding of the intersection of municipal law, energy and environmental regulation, and public governance.
During her time at the Department of Public Service, Noreena progressed from an Excelsior Service Fellow to Assistant Counsel and Deputy Managing Attorney. As the Deputy Managing Attorney for Transmission Siting, Noreena led a team of attorneys responsible for matters involving the siting of major transmission facilities across New York State. In that role, she was responsible for ensuring consistency in legal strategy and coordinating cross-office collaboration for complex, high-impact regulatory matters.
Throughout her time at the Department, Noreena routinely advised the Department of Public Service staff, the Public Service Commission, and the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment on compliance with key statutes including the Public Service Law, the State Administrative Procedure Act, the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and the Public Officers Law.
Noreena also represented Department staff in administrative proceedings and settlement negotiations involving major transmission facilities and large-scale electric generating projects. Her work included drafting and reviewing proposed Commission and Board orders, ensuring lawful execution of regulatory processes, and monitoring construction, operation, and maintenance activities of major transmission and electric generation facilities for regulatory compliance. She also prepared consumer complaint appeal determinations and represented the Public Service Commission in CPLR Article 78 litigation.
While in law school, Noreena served as an extern with the Federal District Court, Western District of New York, and as a law clerk and legal intern with the Western New York Law Center.
HONORS & AWARDS
- University at Buffalo School of Law
- Order of the Coif
- Executive Publications Editor, Buffalo Law Review
- Recruitment Manager, Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy
- Writing Fellow for Advanced Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing
