Mandy DeRoche is the Director of Emerging Issues in the Clean Energy Program at Earthjustice, based in New York.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Mandy served as special counsel in the Executive Division of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and as an assistant attorney general in the Office’s Environmental Protection Bureau, where she focused on climate change and environmental justice work. Prior to the AG’s office, Mandy was in private practice, where she litigated commercial disputes, handled securities law investigations, and represented individuals and organizations in environmental justice, economic justice, and immigration matters.

Mandy received her B.A. from Cornell University, her J.D. from Boston College Law School, and her M.S. in Urban Environmental Systems Management from the Pratt Institute.