Alison G. Martinez

Alison G. Martinez is an associate in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles Office. She also is a member of the firm’s Parent Resources Group and Wellness Employee Resources Group.

Areas of Practice

Alison’s practice focuses on land use planning and environmental matters. She assists clients in obtaining project approvals and complying with a number of state and local laws, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State Planning and Zoning Law. Alison has worked on a variety of housing, hotel, mixed-use development, and commercial projects in the City of Los Angeles and throughout California.

Experience

Representative Experience:

• Advising client on alcohol licensing and outdoor dining entitlement for a Hollywood hotel with 190 guest rooms and ground floor and rooftop restaurants and bars.
• Overseeing environmental review for a private, specialty medical hospital in Los Angeles.
• Processing a Specific Plan and environmental review process for 16 single family residences on a hillside in Monterey Park.

Honors

Recipient, State Bar of California, Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services

Recipient, California Planning Foundation Merit Award

Articles

Real Estate, Land Use, & Environmental Blog Posts

• "2022 CEQA Legislative Recap," January 5, 2023
• "Senate Bill Extends and Expands CEQA Streamlining Process," June 14, 2021

• "California Senate Returns Its Focus to Housing in 2021-2022 Legislative Session," February 23, 2021

• "Proposed Legislation Aims to Boost Affordable Housing on Land Owned by Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Hospitals," May 7, 2020
• "No Students? No Problem, Developer Still Pays," June 3, 2019 

Memberships

California Chapter of the American Planning Association

Association of Environmental Professionals

Environmental Law Section and Public Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association