- Providing nationwide environmental regulatory counsel to a major U.S. food retailer. Counseling includes advising on federal, state, and local issues involving, air, water, and waste.
- Representing an interstate pipeline company in multiforum litigation and permitting proceedings relating to its pipeline project.
- Counseled a home construction product manufacturer in responding to an information collection request from the EPA regarding chromium finishing operations and PFAS.
- Defended an electric utility company in lawsuit alleging personal injuries and property damages arising from alleged groundwater and surface water discharges and air emissions. Constituents of concern included hexavalent chromium, uranium, radium, and radon.
- Represented a Los Angeles-area refinery in a challenge under the California Environmental Quality Act to the conversion of an existing crude oil refinery into a renewable fuels facility.
- Conducted internal investigations for a major retailer relating to potential corruption issues in Latin America.
- Second chair in a commercial litigation trial, which, after the post-trial briefing, resulted in full declaratory and injunctive relief and was affirmed on appeal.
Associate,
- Phone: +1 404 881 7649
- Email: andrea.galvez@alston.com
Fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese, Andrea draws upon her litigation background to effectively address her clients’ litigation and regulatory compliance needs.