Christina Caplan
Christina advises clients on compliance with new and existing environmental and safety requirements at the federal and state levels, including mobile source emissions regulations and motor vehicle and motor carrier safety standards. She helps clients respond to NHTSA investigations, comply with agency reporting requirements, and conduct recalls for vehicle safety and emissions defects. She works with clients to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape for autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems, and other automated technologies. She counsels on the rulemaking process under the Administrative Procedure Act and works with clients to submit comments on proposed rulemakings by federal and state agencies. Christina also works with clients to respond to agency information requests, including assertion of business confidentiality claims, and submits Freedom of Information Act requests for release of agency information.
Before joining Morgan Lewis, Christina practiced environmental law at another large law firm, provided rulemaking support to federal agencies at an international consulting firm, and worked on environmental issues for a local government.
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2001, J.D., certificate of specialization in environmental law
- Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1995, M.A.L.D., international environment and resource policy
- Yale University, 1992, B.A., German language and literature, distinction in the major, cum laude
- District of Columbia
- Maryland