Alex Bandza has a broad-based environmental and energy litigation and counseling practice. He combines deep legal acumen with a relentless focus on realizing favorable outcomes that are also practical and reflect his client’s specific commercial goals.
Alex is experienced with the environmental and energy legal components of renewable energy projects. He focuses on ensuring all necessary environmental permits and energy regulatory approvals are secured. He also guides clients in developing community and utility-scale solar projects, battery energy storage systems, and carbon capture and storage projects, including projects developed under Illinois’ Adjustable Block Program. Additionally, Alex represents energy clients in contested matters, including rulemakings and petitions before the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Credentials
Education
- Stanford University, B.A., economics, 2008, interdisciplinary honors in environmental science, technology and policy
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2013, six-time American Jurisprudence Award and two-time Prosser Prize recipient
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois