Alexandra focuses on environmental issues across media involving regulation, compliance, enforcement and litigation.

Alexandra represents clients on matters arising under a wide range of federal environmental laws. She advises clients on the regulatory process, including preparing comments on rulemakings and guidance documents issued under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA), counseling clients on regulatory compliance related to chemical and toxic substances, and assisting clients in the process of obtaining federal permits. Alexandra assists in representing clients in judicial challenges to rulemakings and federal permits before federal appellate and district courts. She also performs environmental due diligence in connection with the acquisition of energy and water infrastructure projects. Additionally, Alexandra has notable experience advising clients on civil and criminal enforcement defense matters and internal investigations under various environmental laws.

Alexandra regularly represents clients facing challenges under key environmental statutes, including counseling clients on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) processes for contaminated sites. She also has experience advising federal permit applicants on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) review processes. Additionally, Alexandra assists clients in responding to subpoenas and information requests.

Alexandra is a regular contributor to the firm’s Nickel Report blog.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Editor-in-Chief, The Regulatory Review, Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Articles Editor, East Asia Law Review, 2016

BA, Archaeology, The George Washington University, 2011

• October 2020 Nickel Report Post Summary

  By Alexandra Hamilton, John R. Bobka |November 2020

• Court Upholds Water Intake Rule, Offering Some Certainty for Power Plants, POWER Magazine
• Is Agency Guidance the Low-Hanging Fruit for Regulatory Reform?, Bloomberg Daily Environment Report
• Preparing For Increased Focus on Environmental Justice in Project Permitting, Pratt’s Energy Law Report
• Emerging ESG Frameworks: Global Implications and Local Impacts, American Bar Association
• ESG Hot Topics
• 2022 Marks a Large Step Forward for ESG Disclosure, Retail Industry 2022 Year in Review