Howard Berman joined mCapitol Management April 1, 2011 as a Senior Vice President and Co-Chair of the Energy and Environment Practice. Prior to joining mCapitol, he worked with a prominent Washington DC based government relations firm where he worked with corporate clients on primarily environmental and energy issues.
Howard is an attorney whose practice experience includes regulatory, legislative and compliance advocacy/consulting in the areas of air quality (including market-based programs), climate change, endangered species, energy, green building, green chemistry and hazardous waste, Superfund, toxics, wetlands and water quality. He has negotiated numerous rule-makings and compliance issues with federal, state and local environmental regulatory agencies. Berman also has expertise dealing with the California EPA and air quality districts in the state. He is a member of the New York State Bar.
From 1985 to 1992, Howard served in the United States Environmental Protection Agency where he helped start the Agency’s criminal enforcement program. He finishing his tenure as the number two attorney in EPA’s criminal enforcement program. While at EPA, Mr. Berman dealt with all aspects of environmental regulation.
Howard has over 20 years experience before federal, state and local environmental agencies. Prior to joining mCapitol, Berman served in Dutko Worldwide’s Washington DC office, splitting his time between Washington, southern California, and Sacramento. He has also served as President of Environmental Mediation, Inc. a California- based environmental advocacy firm where he led clients’ efforts before federal, state and local agencies, with a special focus on California environmental advocacy.
Upon leaving the government, Howard advised businesses on environmental issues ranging from Superfund to merger and acquisition due diligence. Subsequently, Mr. Berman was Senior Vice President of the Jefferson Group, a Washington, D.C. based government affairs firm, where he focused on environmental regulatory and legislative advocacy on behalf of various corporations.
As Senior Vice President and Environmental Counsel at Kessler & Associates, a small government affairs firm, Mr. Berman directed federal and state environmental legislative, regulatory and political advocacy for numerous corporations.
He began his legal career as a prosecutor with the Queens County (New York City) District Attorney’s Office.
Howard Berman, Senior Vice President
howard.berman@mcapitol.com
202.296.5354, x231
