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Raya Treiser

Raya Treiser is a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. With over a decade of public and private sector experience, Raya advises clients on navigating high-stakes government investigations, legal and reputational crises, and complex federal permitting processes. Prior to private practice, Raya served in the Obama White House and the Department of the Interior where she helped shape federal energy and climate policies. Since joining Kirkland, Raya has represented Fortune 500 companies and some of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms and energy infrastructure developers in responding to Congressional and state Attorney General inquiries, conducting ESG and DEI risk assessments, developing strategy in response to high-profile crisis situations, and developing federal permitting strategy for large and complex infrastructure projects. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Raya Treiser is a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. With over a decade of public and private sector experience, she advises clients on government investigations, legal and reputational crises, and federal permitting. Her background includes service in the Obama White House and the Department of the Interior, and she has represented Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and energy infrastructure developers.

Practice areas

Government InvestigationsRegulatory ComplianceInternal InvestigationsCrisis ManagementFederal PermittingEnergy and Climate PolicyESG Risk AssessmentDEI Risk Assessment

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United States

Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Raya Treiser is a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. With over a decade of public and private sector experience, Raya advises clients on navigating high-stakes government investigations, legal and reputational crises, and complex federal permitting processes. Prior to private practice, Raya served in the Obama White House and the Department of the Interior where she helped shape federal energy and climate policies. Since joining Kirkland, Raya has represented Fortune 500 companies and some of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms and energy infrastructure developers in responding to Congressional and state Attorney General inquiries, conducting ESG and DEI risk assessments, developing strategy in response to high-profile crisis situations, and developing federal permitting strategy for large and complex infrastructure projects.

United States

Expertise

Government InvestigationsRegulatory ComplianceInternal InvestigationsCrisis ManagementFederal PermittingESG and DEI Risk AssessmentsCongressional and State Attorney General InquiriesLarge Infrastructure Project Permitting

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2009
  • Sciences Po & Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master in Global Business Law, 2008
  • Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, B.S., magna cum laude, 2005