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Floy Andrews

Partner

Bay Area

t: (510) 337-2810

d: (510) 319-7280

e: fandrews@awattorneys.com

Ms. Andrews leverages her diverse professional background on behalf of the firm’s clients managing public-sector challenges such as climate mitigation and adaptation, legacy environmental contamination, infrastructure transition to renewables, affordable housing development and management, social equity and local business development.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Andrews served as VP, Associate General Counsel at Irvine Company, the State’s largest diversified real estate company; and she managed high-risk litigation as Counsel with O’Melveny & Myers, and litigated environmental matters as Associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Floy has extensive experience managing internal investigations, designing and implementing compliance programs, and working with regulators such as DTSC and local water boards.  She recently ran for county-wide public office and co-founded and served as CEO of an innovative, community-based start-up in Berkeley.  She holds a degree in Bioethics from Columbia University and served for five years on the Ethics Committee at Summit Medical Center in Oakland.

Controller, Contra Costa County Democratic Party

Contra Costa County Assessment Appeals Board Member

California State Bar

Successfully prosecuted CEQA challenge against the development of the nation’s then-largest landfill next to Joshua Tree National Park.

Director, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

Presenter at the Getting to Zero Conference alongside Rocky Mountain Institute and Emerald Cities in May 2023

Loyola Law School, JD

Columbia University, MS

Claremont McKenna College, BA