Overview
Brianna Edwards supports clients seeking guidance on a variety of environmental legal topics, including litigation, regulatory and transactional matters. Brianna has experience with a range of federal and state environmental statutes and regulations, including:
- the Clean Air Act (CAA)
- the Clean Water Act (CWA)
- the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund)
- the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
Prior Experience
Prior to Faegre Drinker, Brianna was an associate at a large, multinational law firm, advising clients on environmental issues related to corporate compliance, federal and state permitting, internal investigations, climate change litigation, land use, zoning, and due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and private equity funding.
Brianna served as a judicial law clerk at the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a statewide, intermediate appellate court with specialized jurisdiction over administrative and civil public law, including environmental and land issues.
During her time at Boston College Law School, Brianna completed the Environmental Law Teaching Program, a program that offers upper-year law students the opportunity to develop and teach a university-level undergraduate Environmental Law and Policy course. Additionally, Brianna earned a Certificate in Land & Environmental Law in recognition of her academic, research and writing, and practical-service experience. Brianna also participated in the school’s Community Enterprise Clinic, representing low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations in business law and transactional matters.
Related Legal Services
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Clerkships
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Hon. J. Andrew Crompton, 2020-2021
Education
Boston College Law School
J.D. Certificate in Land & Environmental Law, Intellectual Property & Technology Forum Journal (articles editor) (2019)
Bucknell University
B.S. in Animal Behavior (2015)
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
Professional Associations
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association — Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Liaison to Administrative Law Section and Large Law Firm Committee, 2021-23
- James S. Bowman American Inn of Court — Associate, 2021-23
Civic Activities
- City of Philadelphia’s Food Policy Advisory Council — Supporting Member, 2024-27 Appointed Term
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.