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Samantha Liskow

Lead Counsel, Health

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New York City Office

As Lead Counsel for EDF’s Healthy Communities program, Samantha guides the program’s legal work and strategy. Samantha and her team members aim to reduce the harmful impacts of the petrochemical industry and improve national chemicals policy.

Background

Samantha has brought many civil rights and environmental challenges on behalf of individuals and groups, and has won numerous trials in federal court. In addition, Samantha held roles during the last two presidential elections promoting voting rights and access. In 2016, Samantha was awarded the NLG Arthur Kinoy People’s Law Award for a groundbreaking case that opened long-secret police misconduct records to the public.

Samantha has a law degree from Columbia Law School and a B.A. from Rice University, magna cum laude.