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Rachel D. Comeskey
Rachel D. Comeskey
Senior Associate — Environmental & Natural Resources
E: rcomeskey@velaw.com T: +1.512.542.8427
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Senior Associate — Environmental & Natural Resources

Rachel D. Comeskey

Rachel D. Comeskey
Austin
T: +1.512.542.8427
F: +1.512.236.3246

2801 Via Fortuna
Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746

E: rcomeskey@velaw.com
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Rachel D. Comeskey

Rachel is a senior associate in the Austin, TX office of Vinson & Elkins and a member of the firm’s Environmental & Natural Resources practice. She advises clients on a wide range of environmental and regulatory matters, including permitting, regulatory enforcement actions, project development, and mergers and acquisitions. Rachel has experience with federal and state regulatory agencies responsible for overseeing energy production and infrastructure development.

Experience Highlights

  • Assisting clients in mergers and acquisitions in the energy, manufacturing, and biotech sectors

  • Assisting clients in defending enforcement actions brought under the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

  • Assisting clients in understanding regulatory regimes associated with potential transactions

  • Assisted clients in project permitting and development

  • Assisted in prosecuting wholesale water rate case at the Public Utility Commission of Texas

  • Assisted clients in navigating Texas Commission on Environmental Quality audit process

Credentials

  • University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2015 (Senior Editor; Texas Review of Law and Politics)
  • University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Communication Studies with high honors, 2009
  • Chief of Staff for Texas State Representative John Davis, 2010–2015
  • City Hall Fellow, City of Houston, 2009–2010
  • Member, Texas Exes
  • Member, The Junior League of Austin
  • Volunteer, Zach Scott Theatre
  • Texas
  • “Recent EPA Actions Open Windows of Project Permitting Opportunity in Houston and Dallas Areas,” V&E Environmental Law Update E-communication, November 22, 2016 (co-author)
  • “Landmark TSCA Reform Legislation Enhances Regulatory Consistency, Expands EPA,” V&E Environmental Law Update E-communication, June 23, 2016 (co-author)
  • “A New Slew of Oil and Gas Regulations: What You Need to Know,” V&E Environmental Law Update E-communication, May 18, 2016 (co-author)

News & Insights

Insight
Washington State’s Climate Change Fight: Clean Fuels Standards and Cap-and-Trade Program

V&E Environmental Update

Published in Law360, June 15, 2021

Environmental
June 8, 2021
Deals & Cases
Switch Agrees to Acquire Data Foundry
May 3, 2021
Deals & Cases
Blackstone to Acquire Sabre Industries, a Leading Energy and Telecom Infrastructure Provider
Energy Evolution
April 13, 2021
Deals & Cases
Bio-Techne Corporation to Acquire Asuragen
March 3, 2021