Phil Sandick is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.

Mr. Sandick represents financial institutions and private equity sponsors, as well as public and private companies, in connection with all aspects of environmental law, from transactional work to compliance counselling to trial and appellate litigation.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Sandick clerked with Judge Amy Totenberg in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He also worked with the International Criminal Court on its first sentencing and the United Nations Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.

Mr. Sandick maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals seeking habeas release, asylum, criminal record expungement, innocence review, and Section 1983 claims for civil rights violations. He is a member of the Access to Justice Committee for the State Bar of Georgia and the Civics Education Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia

Education

  • JD, Northwestern University School of Law, 2014
    cum laude
  • LLM, Northwestern University School of Law, 2014
    with honors
  • MA, Columbia University, 2009
  • BA, Columbia University, 2005