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Farella Welcomes Christopher Rendall-Jackson to Energy + Infrastructure and Real Estate Industry Groups

November 9, 2021 Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2021: Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the addition of litigation and regulatory/environmental lawyer Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson as special counsel to its Energy + Infrastructure and Real Estate industry groups.

“We are thrilled to welcome Chris to Farella. With a knack for crafting creative, practical solutions to difficult problems, Chris is a trusted business advocate for his clients. His knowledge and skillset will be a terrific asset for clients in our Energy + Infrastructure and Real Estate industry groups,” said Farella Managing Partner Brian Donnelly.

Rendall-Jackson is focused on environmental and commercial litigation, land use and regulatory law, with an emphasis on California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) writ litigation and matters pending before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). He also holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) certification. Rendall-Jackson earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School (2012) and his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh (2008). After law school, he served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Jon P. McCalla of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Rendall-Jackson joins Farella from Downey Brand LLP in San Francisco, where he was counsel.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business transactions and complex commercial, civil, and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley that is focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]

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