Amy Roma

About Amy Roma

Global thought leader on energy matters, including energy transition and security, with a focus on nuclear power and fusion. Recognized by the Financial Times as one of the Top 10 most innovative lawyers in North America, and the National Law Journal as one of the most impactful minds at the \"intersection of energy and the environment.\" Active humanitarian, leading high impact pro bono efforts on PPE import and donations, Afghanistan evacuations and resettlement, and work at the U.S. Southern Border.

Experience

1. Partner and Global Energy Practice Area Leader

   Hogan Lovells

   Jun 2007 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Amy Roma is the Global Energy Practice Leader at Hogan Lovells, where she oversees a global team of lawyers working on energy matters. In her practice, Amy advises clients on a wide range of legal, business and policy matters involving the nuclear energy industry, including issues related to large reactors, advanced reactors, fusion facilities, space exploration and supporting nuclear infrastructure. Amy is a well-recognized and award-winning thought leader on energy and humanitarian work. She has spearheaded many first-of-its-kind, cutting-edge energy projects and is recognized as one of the Top 10 most innovative lawyers in North America by the Financial Times and by the National Law Journal as one of the top 50 “great minds impacting the crucial intersection of energy production and the environment.” Amy has testified before Congress a number of times on the economic, climate, and geopolitical importance of nuclear energy. She has travelled the world speaking on decarbonization and energy security, including across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. A strong believer in leveraging the firm’s global resources to amplify humanitarian initiatives during times of crises, Amy has also lead a number of high impact humanitarian initiatives for the firm. Among her projects, at the beginning of the pandemic, on behalf of the NFL team, the New England Patriots, Amy led the legal team to send the Patriots’ private team plane to China to pick up and donate nearly two million N95 masks. She has also done significant work on immigration matters, including at the U.S. Southern Border and with Afghanistan evacuation and resettlement. Amy is a member of the firm’s ESG Board and Humanitarian Crises Response Committee, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, and the author of the award winning book, “By the Bridge or by the River: Stories of Immigration from the Southern Border,” published in October 2021.

Education

• Saint Anselm College

  HBA, Philosophy

  1996 — 2000

• Suffolk University Law School

  Juris Doctorate

  2000 — 2003