Amanda Monchamp is a Partner in the Government Section's Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group. She practices in the areas of land use, natural resources, and environmental law with an emphasis on project development, regulatory compliance and litigation regarding the California Environmental Quality Act throughout California.
Ms. Monchamp advises clients on various aspects of complex residential, commercial and industrial land use and development projects, as well as linear projects for utilities such as telecommunications and power companies. Her work on these projects includes due diligence review, local entitlement processing, environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, state and federal resource agency permitting, associated land use transactions, and defending challenges to project approvals under the California Environmental Quality Act and other land use laws. Ms. Monchamp recently litigated two Court of Appeals cases and is currently defending several actions.
Additionally, Ms. Monchamp provides environmental regulatory compliance counseling to a wide range of clients on several state and federal environmental laws and regulations, including the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and associated state programs.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Monchamp worked at the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) in Washington, D.C., where she represented the electronics industry in state, federal and international environmental regulatory, legislative, and policy arenas and advised the industry on regulatory compliance issues related to product recycling initiatives and restricted substance bans. She continues to represent clients on these issues, specifically related to California state issues.
Ms. Monchamp serves as the Deputy Practice Group Leader for the firm's Public Policy and Regulation practice group.