Focus
Amy specialises in strategic impact litigation and oversees the strategy and management of ClientEarth's diverse and growing litigation portfolio. She focuses on supporting our legal teams to bring a wide range of climate and environmental cases across Europe and around the world.
Amy also manages ClientEarth's organisational Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework, and sits on the Risk and Compliance Committee, ensuring compliance with ethical and practice of the law obligations of ClientEarth lawyers licensed in over 15 countries.
Amy is a member of the Senior Management team, Operational Management Team and Programme Management Group, and provides organisational and programme-specific input and direction.
Experience
Before joining ClientEarth, Amy was the Head of Litigation at Altisource Portfolio Solutions in Luxembourg, where she managed a large and diverse portfolio of multinational cases. Prior to moving to Europe, Amy worked as a general commercial litigator at the global law firm of Squire Sanders (now Squire Patton Boggs) in San Francisco, California.
Education
Amy graduated with honors from Boston College with a degree in political science and international relations, and received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Amy is member of the state bars of California and Oregon. She is in the process of completing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme to become qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, and is also preparing to sit the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test in Ireland.