Sandy represents clients in their significant commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on energy and construction cases. She is a highly experienced first-chair trial attorney, and has helped manufacturers, energy companies, mining companies, utilities, beverage distributors and other major corporations streamline their existing dockets, resolve mission-critical disputes, prevent future litigation and minimize litigation-related expenses overall. Sandy has litigated a wide variety of complex, multijurisdictional matters involving contracts, construction contracts, power purchase agreements, leases, consumer finance, insurance policies, condemnations, and business torts, among other issues. Sandy also has substantial experience in environmental litigation, including actions involving the Clean Air Act, CERCLA, RCRA, the Oil Pollution Act, and other federal and state environmental laws.Sandy has tried multiple cases in federal courts including trials in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in state courts in Virginia, West Virginia and Arizona. She is admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court and the Virginia Supreme Court. At the firm, Sandy serves as both co-lead of the firm’s Energy Litigation group, and as the Administrative Team Partner for the litigation group.