Amanda helps clients navigate new circular economy laws for products and e-waste, including lithium-ion batteries, on an international and country-by-country basis. Her work includes compliance with the new EU Batteries Regulation and the management of waste batteries under the Basel Convention.

Amanda also defends waste and recycling companies in state and federal environmental, class action, and toxic tort litigation, and helps clients navigate compliance issues, ranging from the initial stages of permitting to enforcement under the Clean Air Act (CAA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and state-comparable environmental laws.

Prior to joining B&D, Amanda worked as a Law Clerk for the Natural Resources Section at the U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division. In law school, Amanda was president of Wake Forest University School of Law’s Environmental Law Society and worked in the Appellate Advocacy Clinic, assisting clients with appeals and advocating as amici at the United States Supreme Court.