Sarah Babcock is an associate in the Environmental & Land Development Group with her practice focusing on environmental, toxic tort and land use litigation. Sarah also counsels clients on compliance issues related to state and federal environmental statutes, and provides advice on the regulatory climate in areas such as hydraulic fracturing.

Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Sarah served as a law clerk to the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson, III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She also clerked for the Honorable Orinda D. Evans of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Sarah is currently a subcommittee co-chair of the Environmental Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation. She also serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and works with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Saturday Lawyer Program. Additionally, Sarah co-leads a Girl Scout troop at an Atlanta elementary school.

Sarah received her J.D., with honors, from the Emory University School of Law in 2007, where she served as a managing editor of the Emory Law Journal and a board member of the Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC). Sarah received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Brown University in 2000.