Anna Wildeman

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Anna counsels clients on environmental and regulatory matters before federal and state regulatory bodies, including project development structure and permitting, enforcement defense, compliance counseling, litigation support, and project management. She is an expert at evaluating the entire landscape of an issue, including addressing resource concerns as well as political, economic, and litigation risks, while providing value to clients through creative problem solving and effective communication and negotiation skills.

Anna leverages her experience in leadership roles within government environmental agencies to provide her clients with keen insights on crucial rulemakings and policies. She joined the firm from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she served as the principal deputy assistant administrator for the office of water. In that position, Anna managed work on major rulemaking efforts, led the nutrient reduction strategy, crafted policies to help promote environmental markets, and established policies to ensure better transparency and responsiveness of government and reduce the national backlog of Clean Water Act regulatory decisions. She also oversaw and participated in the development of multiple regulatory and deregulatory actions for the agency, including the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Section 401 Water Quality Certification Rule, Steam Electric Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rule, and agency guidance concerning applicability of the NPDES permit program to discharges of pollutants to waters of the U.S. via groundwater. Anna is the co-host of Troutman Pepper's Reflections on Water podcast and associated website, which cover the latest developments in water law and policy, including interviews with water sector leaders and policymakers.