Leah S. Goldberg
Administrative Law Judge
For over 30 years, Leah Goldberg has represented clients on environmental, land use, real estate, and energy matters. She advises clients on CEQA compliance for large and small projects throughout California, often projects that involve Coastal Act restrictions and wetlands. Additionally, Ms. Goldberg represents clients on a broad range of matters under federal and state environmental laws, including underground storage tank cleanup, stormwater compliance, NPDES permits, and superfund site cleanup; as well as addressing associated liability issues, brownfields, hazardous waste classification and disposal, Clean Water Act citizen suits, solid waste disposal, environmental due diligence, and sustainability issues. On energy matters, she counsels clients on power purchase agreements, interconnection, and capacity issues - including energy rates, charges, and generation. Prior to joining the California Public Utilities Commission, Ms. Goldberg served in private practice for much of her career. She also served in-house with three different public agencies. Ms. Goldberg received her law degree from University of California, San Francisco College of the Law, where she was a Tony Patiňo Fellow. Ms. Goldberg serves on the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Environmental Law Section Executive Committee (chair in 2010). She is an advisor to the California Lawyers Association Environmental Law Section Executive Committee, where she chairs the Legislative Committee. Ms. Goldberg has also held leadership positions with the CalEd and California Redevelopment Association Brownfields Committees; the Department of Toxic Substances Control Brownfields Restoration Advisory Committee; and the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources. She is a frequent speaker and author on energy and environmental topics. Ms. Goldberg has worked on several state legislative issues. In particular, she was instrumental in drafting and passing AB 440, known informally as The Gatto Act.
