Katherine M. Plachta
Associate
Katie Plachta assists clients with compliance and transactional matters as a member of Foley & Lardner’s Environmental Practice Group. She has experience working on permitting issues, endangered species issues, Superfund sites, solar project transactions, and business transactions.
Prior to joining Foley, Katie worked as a law clerk at the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Environmental Protection Unit and Midwest Environmental Advocates. She also served as a law fellow for the UW System’s Office of General Counsel where she prepared memoranda on constitutional issues in higher education and employment matters.
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