Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that partner Linda Sobczynski Gilleran was named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” honoree by Law.com and The Recorder as part of the 2026 California Legal Awards. The award category recognizes top legal talent under 40 who are considered the next generation of legal leaders.

Linda serves as chair of Farella’s Clean Energy Group and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. She represents companies and public entities in complex environmental litigation, commercial disputes, and regulatory compliance. She also advises developers and energy transition organizations on environmental review, siting, permitting, species and habitat considerations, and the redevelopment of legacy fossil-fuel sites into renewable energy assets. Linda is an active leader in the environmental and clean energy communities, including the Environmental Law Institute’s Women in Environmental Law & Leadership, the Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy, and the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. She is named among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Litigation–Environmental. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate 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 focused on the wine industry.

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