David Carpenter
Lecturer (part-time)
BIO
David Carpenter became the General Counsel of Green Lantern Development, LLC in 2019, bringing decades of experience with environmental, land use, renewable energy and commercial matters. David’s time in private practice included terms at mega-firms Dewey LeBoeuf and Bingham McCutchen as well as smaller regional firms in New York and Vermont, and David represented Green Lantern Solar as outside counsel for nearly five years before taking the position of Green Lantern’s first in-house attorney. From 2007-2012 David also served as Associate General Counsel at Casella Waste Systems, Inc. where he was lead inside counsel for environmental and renewable energy matters across the company’s six-state footprint.
David is an active member of Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), the Maine Renewable Energy Association (MREA), and is past Co-Chair of REV's Legislative & Policy Committee. David is also a member of the Vermont Bar Association's Board of Managers, a member of the Energy Bar Association. Dave earned his J.D and M.S.E.L magna cum laude from Vermont Law School in 1997, and is a 1990 graduate of Penn State University. David lives in Orwell, VT where he serves as Chairman and Training Officer for the Orwell Volunteer Fire Department, and he served as a Board member of the Slate Valley Unified School District and Act 46 Committee.
David’s goal for the “Law as a Framework for Entrepreneurial Business” course is to bring a hands-on, practical skills approach to the SI-MBA cohort that gives them a solid grounding in the many ways that the law can impact their future business endeavors, from business formation to contracting to litigation.
Bio
David Carpenter became the General Counsel of Green Lantern Development, LLC in 2019, bringing decades of experience with environmental, land use, renewable energy and commercial matters. David’s time in private practice included terms at mega-firms Dewey LeBoeuf and Bingham McCutchen as well as smaller regional firms in New York and Vermont, and David represented Green Lantern Solar as outside counsel for nearly five years before taking the position of Green Lantern’s first in-house attorney. From 2007-2012 David also served as Associate General Counsel at Casella Waste Systems, Inc. where he was lead inside counsel for environmental and renewable energy matters across the company’s six-state footprint.
David is an active member of Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), the Maine Renewable Energy Association (MREA), and is past Co-Chair of REV's Legislative & Policy Committee. David is also a member of the Vermont Bar Association's Board of Managers, a member of the Energy Bar Association. Dave earned his J.D and M.S.E.L magna cum laude from Vermont Law School in 1997, and is a 1990 graduate of Penn State University. David lives in Orwell, VT where he serves as Chairman and Training Officer for the Orwell Volunteer Fire Department, and he served as a Board member of the Slate Valley Unified School District and Act 46 Committee.
David’s goal for the “Law as a Framework for Entrepreneurial Business” course is to bring a hands-on, practical skills approach to the SI-MBA cohort that gives them a solid grounding in the many ways that the law can impact their future business endeavors, from business formation to contracting to litigation.