Jeffrey H. Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis is a member at Cozen O’Connor and has over 30 years of extensive experience representing and advising clients, members of Congress, and federal agencies on a wide range of legislative, regulatory, and policy matters. He previously held senior leadership roles within the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

05 Aug 2026

The Potential Benefits of a Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council for Our Gulf Coast Energy Industry

When the EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, it was an action-forcing event that led to what was the most substantial overhaul of our federal oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response regime in the Nation’s history. But the event that really got policymakers and experts started thinking about such a sweeping re-rack of federal law actually occurred a decade earlier…
05 Aug 2026

OPA '90 and Deepwater Horizon: A Law That Worked Better than Anyone Could Have Imagined

A few months ago, I authored an article for Marine News focused on just one of the many successful features of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA 90,” Pub. L. No. 101-380 (1990)) — Alaska’s regional citizen advisory councils (RCACs). The Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet RCACs were established under OPA 90 to work with oil and gas industry interests on behalf of the surrounding communities to ensure safe operations and community buy-in.

Jeffrey H. Lewis

The Potential Benefits of a Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council for Our Gulf Coast Energy Industry

OPA '90 and Deepwater Horizon: A Law That Worked Better than Anyone Could Have Imagined

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