Franca L. DeRosa

Franca L. DeRosa is a partner in Brown Rudnick’s Hartford office whose practice covers energy and environmental law, energy transition, and real estate matters. She counsels corporations, manufacturers, developers, utility companies, contractors, and construction companies on investigation, remediation, enforcement, and compliance under federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. Her work also includes the environmental aspects of financing, corporate, and real estate transactions, as well as redevelopment of industrial and commercial sites.

DeRosa earned her J.D. from American University, where she served as an editor of the American University Journal of International Law and Policy. She earned her B.A. from Trinity College. She is admitted in Connecticut. Her current profile also notes service on Brown Rudnick’s Management Committee from 2008 to 2022 and ongoing participation in a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection working group developing release-based regulations required by Public Act 20-9.

DeRosa has advised on acquisitions, restructurings, development, permitting, operations, financing, and compliance for energy and real estate projects. Her work includes electric generating facilities, renewable energy, solar projects, offshore wind, energy storage, fuel cells, brownfield redevelopment, and environmental diligence. Representative matters identified by the firm include environmental and regulatory work for utilities, industrial companies, developers, energy businesses, and property owners, along with environmental provisions in contracts and strategies for allocating liabilities in transactions and redevelopment projects.

Franca L. DeRosa is recognized by Chambers USA as an environmental lawyer, and her current profile includes 2026 firm recognition materials and earlier professional honors. Her practice combines regulatory counseling, transaction support, enforcement and compliance work, remediation, and project development. She advises clients managing environmental obligations in energy, manufacturing, construction, real estate, and redevelopment matters, including projects that require coordination among environmental rules, financing, permitting, and commercial objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Fellow, The American College of Environmental Lawyers
• Executive Committee, Connecticut Bar Association Environmental Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, The Connecticut Society for Women Environmental Professionals

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• American University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Trinity College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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