Partner
1675 Broadway, Suite 2300
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 825-7000
Fax: (303) 825-7005
cvanheuven@kaplankirsch.com
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Ms. van Heuven's experience includes a broad range of environmental and land use issues. Most of her practice focuses on public projects involving federal environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and local land use regulation, with a focus on transportation projects. She also has extensive experience with projects implicating CERCLA, the Brownfields law, and state voluntary cleanup provisions. Ms. van Heuven has represented and advised clients before various federal agencies and courts, including rulemaking comments and litigation matters. In addition, Ms. van Heuven has lobbied members of Congress and senior officials at various federal agencies on behalf of clients with regard to land use and natural resources issues.

Ms. van Heuven also has broad public policy experience. She previously served as the senior legislative assistant on environment, energy, and natural resource issues for former U.S. Senator Paul Simon; as a policy analyst for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Constitution Subcommittee; and as a special assistant in the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs.

Recent Seminars and Publications

  • Co-author, "Dirty Money: EPA Issues Brownfields Grant Guidance," The Colorado Lawyer (April 2003)
  • Co-author, "EPA’s Final TMDL Rule: A Load of Trouble for Agriculture and Industry,"The Colorado Lawyer (May 2001)

Education and Clerkships

  • B.A., Yale University, 1991
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1999

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Yale University, Alumni Schools Committee (2003 - Present)
  • Colorado Lawyers Committee, State Finance Task Force (2003 - Present)
  • University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, 50 for Colorado Leadership Development Program (2003)