Brenna Moorhead

Brenna Moorhead, AICP, is an associate in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.

Areas of Practice

Brenna Moorhead handles permitting and transactional matters for residential, mixed-use and renewable energy projects.  She provides legal and strategic advice on federal regulatory matters involving the federal Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act.  She handles state regulatory matters involving the California Endangered Species Act, Section 1602 of the California Fish & Wildlife Code, the Porter-Cologne Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act. 

Ms. Moorhead also advises clients on due diligence, project planning, leasing, regulatory compliance, and regulatory appeals.  She helped litigate cases venued in the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Ms. Moorhead previously worked as an urban planner and served on the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the City of Orlando, Florida.

Education

• J.D., University of Southern California
• M.A.U.R.P., University of Florida
• B.A., Stanford University, with honors

Admissions

• California
• United States District Court of California, Northern District, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Memberships

• American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
• Bar Association of San Francisco
• California Bar Association
• San Francisco Planning and Urban Research
• Urban Land Institute

Articles

Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog Articles

• "9th Circuit Upholds Corps Permit and Biological Opinion", June 22, 2010 
• "San Francisco Distinction Between Drugstores and Supermarkets Goes Up in Smoke", June 21, 2010 
• "State Listing of California Tiger Salamander Warranted", March 8, 2010
• "A Brief Overview of the Recent Amendments to CEQA Guidelines", February 18, 2010
• "Ninth Circuit: Four 60-Day Notices Not Enough, Rejects Clean Water Act Challenge", September 17, 2008
• "Corps And EPA Issue Important New Mitigation Rule", April 16, 2008
• "A Cautionary Tale On Relying On Advice From Commission Staff", July 12, 2006
• "Exclusive Possession Insufficient To Oust TIC Co-Tenant", June 5, 2006

Climate Change & Clean Technology Law Blog Articles

• "Council for Environmental Quality Issues Draft NEPA Guidance for Consideration of Climate Change Effects", February 23, 2010 
• "A State At Risk Attempts to Adapt to Climate Change", September 25, 2009

Speeches

• Ethics and Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act Conference, CLE International, Palm Springs, California, May 18, 2009
• EPA's Rules on Compensatory Mitigation for Impact on Wetlands, Streams and Other Waters, Lorman Education Services Teleconference, July 20 & July 28, 2010

Events

• MCLE Credit Crunch 2009, January 13, 2009