Roman Sidortsov

Roma received his first law degree (Bachelor’s and Master’s with highest honors) in the Russian Federation from Irkutsk State University in 1999. Upon graduation, Roma joined an American non-profit organization as an in-house counsel where he for specialized in corporate, labor and tax matters. After relocating to the United States, Roma continued his legal career as a paralegal, law clerk and foreign attorney in Chicago, IL and Phoenix, AZ. Roma received a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2008. In law school, Roma concentrated on environmental and energy law and served as an editorial staff member at Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. Upon graduation, Roma joined Gravel and Shea, a law firm based in Burlington, Vermont. At Gravel and Shea, Roma focused on a variety of transactional matters, including energy-related financing, permitting, tax and real estate issues. Roma also helped to organize the firm's energy practice. Currently, Roma is a Senior Global Energy Fellow at the Institute for Energy and the Environment of Vermont Law School. He is also pursuing an LLM degree in environmental law there. Additionally, Roma teaches law at Marlboro College Graduate School’s Managing for Sustainability MBA program. Roma focuses his research on legal and policy issues surrounding transition to a low-fossil fuel economy and Russian offshore oil and gas development.