Alexander Tom

Senior Attorney

Clean Energy Program

Senior Associate Attorney Alex Tom

Bar Admissions

CA

Alexander Tom

Senior Attorney Clean Energy Program

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
kmcgrath@earthjustice.org

Alexander Tom is a senior attorney with Earthjustice’s Clean Energy Program. He is based in San Francisco. Alex works primarily on proceedings involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Alex was a fellow with the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Litigation Team, where his cases included work on pipelines, vehicle standards, endangered species, and hazardous waste.

Alex previously clerked for Judge Jon S. Tigar on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and Judge Sandra S. Ikuta on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Alex received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science from Colorado College.

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
kmcgrath@earthjustice.org

Bar Admissions

CA

Latest Press Statements

July 31, 2026

Court Dismisses Industry Challenge to FERC’s Reforms that Will Speed the Connection of Clean Energy

The court upheld FERC’s interconnection rule, Order No. 2023
Large towers supporting high tension power lines, silhouetted against a golden sunset.
November 7, 2025

Environmental Groups Reach Settlement with Utilities on Southeast Energy Exchange Market

SEEM agrees to post hourly average price data, increasing price transparency on platform