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Andrea K. Leisy

Managing Partner

Ms. Leisy joined the firm in 1999 as an associate and became a partner in 2005. She became managing partner in 2011. Her practice focuses on advising and representing public agencies, project applicants and citizen’s groups during administrative proceedings and in trial and appellate litigation. Ms. Leisy’s practice includes California and federal environmental and law use laws, with a focus on issues arising under the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Planning and Zoning Law, the National Environmental Policy Act, the state and federal Endangered Species Act, the Integrated Waste Management Act, and initiative and referendum law as they relate to land use matters.  Ms. Leisy has also worked on projects involving compliance with, or permitting under, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

Ms. Leisy regularly teaches CEQA, land use and environmental law continuing education classes and seminars for professional organizations such as the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP), CLE International, Lorman International, and the California Continuing Education of the Bar program.

Current representative matters include:

  • Lead attorney representing Waste Management of California, Inc. and Chemical Waste Management, Inc., in various landfill expansion and alternative energy projects, as well as in administrative entitlement processes and litigation throughout the state.
  • Outside counsel to the California Department of Water Resources with respect to the pending Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), a proposed habitat conservation plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and related EIR/EIS.
  • Counsel to the Administrative Office of the Courts with respect to the environmental review and compliance required to effectuate the remodeling and development of new courthouses.

Representative Cases

Ms. Leisy has been counsel of record in a number of published and unpublished cases which include:

  • Citizens for Open Government v. City of Lodi (2012) __Cal.App.4th __ (Mar. 28, 2012; CO65463) (counsel for Real Party in Interest)
  • California Native Plant Society v. County of El Dorado (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 1026 (counsel for Real Party in Interest).
  • SEIU v. City of Sacramento (2009) Cal.App.Unub. LEXIS 5409 (counsel for Real Party in Interest).
  • Friends of Old Town v. City of Benicia (2007) (Superior Crt. County of Solano) (counsel for Petitioner).
  • Citizens for Open Government v. City of Lodi (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 865 (counsel for Real Party in Interest).
  • County of Madera v. City of Fresno (2005) (Superior Crt. County of Fresno) (counsel for Petitioner).
  • Sierra Watch v. County of Placer (2004) (Superior Crt. County of Placer) (counsel for Real Party in Interest).
  • Mtn. Area Preservation Foundation v. Town of Truckee (2002) (Superior Crt. Nevada County) (counsel for Real Party in Interest).
  • Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. v. City of Fremont (2002) Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 6002 (counsel for Real Party in Interest).