Overview
Alex Van Roekel provides counsel to clients on state and federal water law issues including water rights, groundwater management and public policy within the water sector. He also assists clients in proceedings in front of the California Public Utilities Commission.
During law school, Alex worked as a summer associate at Nossaman assisting with matters involving analysis of water rights permits, researching Public Utilities Commission precedent decisions and reviewing changes to the County Water Authority Act with regard to detachment. Alex also gained experience as an extern for the California Attorney General’s Office, Land Law Section, where he focused on ongoing litigation for the section’s clients including the State Lands Commission, the State Coastal Conservancy and the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Prior to attending law school, Alex had a successful sales career and also served as a Legislative Affairs Intern for the Office of California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
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- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2021; Order of the Coif; Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award; Articles Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
- University of Southern California, B.A., 2013
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- California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California