Julie Miles is an associate in the San Diego office of Latham & Watkins.
Ms. Miles advises developers, utilities, and other public and private companies on a broad range of environmental matters, including matters involving compliance with and challenges under federal, state, and local environmental and land-use regulations, project siting and approvals, and complex environmental litigation.
Ms. Miles also advises clients on the environmental, health, and safety aspects of complex corporate and finance transactions across a variety of sectors.
Ms. Miles leverages her language background and experience living and studying Chinese law in Shanghai to track and advise clients on developments in Chinese environmental laws and regulations.
Ms. Miles has substantial experience in regulatory and litigation matters involving:
Ms. Miles also has experience representing policyholders in complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes involving environmental liability matters and in defending US and foreign entities in multi-district products liability class actions.
Ms. Miles maintains an active pro bono practice representing veterans with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, and asylum applicants.
Prior to law school, Ms. Miles studied Chinese Law, with an emphasis on a comparative study of US and Chinese water law and regulations.
During law school, Ms. Miles was the Class of 2019 Rothman Scholar, and served as the inaugural chair of the Gold Honors Scholars program. Ms. Miles received the Hale Moot Court Best Brief Award, and later served on the board of the Hale Moot Court.
Ms. Miles has represented clients in connection with: