Andrea Warren is a senior associate with Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group.
Since joining the firm in 2012, Andrea has represented clients in a variety of land use matters, including those arising under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the state’s planning and zoning law. Andrea has represented public agencies, major oil companies, private utilities, mining companies, major retail and commercial developers, and developers constructing large residential projects from the start of the environmental review and land use permitting process through litigation at the trial and appellate levels challenging the environmental review and government approvals.
Andrea is a member of the executive committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section. She was recognized in the 2021 and 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America© “Ones to Watch” for Environmental Law and Land Use and Zoning Law.
Andrea earned her J.D. in 2012 from Harvard Law School and earned her B.A. in international relations from Tufts University in 2006.
While in law school, Andrea focused her studies on environmental law and was an editor for the Harvard Environmental Law Review. Before law school, Andrea worked on political campaigns in countries outside the United States.
