Ken Alex CA Attorney General's Office

Ken Alex is a supervising deputy attorney in the Environment Section, Public Rights Division in the California Attorney General's Office. In August 2007, Alex received the American Bar Association's Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy. The award is given to those few who are acknowledged to have made significant achievements in environmental law and policy in their careers. Ken has long been a recognized expert in environmental law and enforcement in California, and has been a member of and advisor to the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California's Environmental Law Section for many years. From 2000 to 2006, he worked on the energy task force, investigating price and supply issues related to California’s energy crisis. Alex has handled cases under most federal and state environmental statutes and has negotiated some of the country’s largest environmental settlements. He represents California in the public nuisance actions filed against power and auto companies for emission of CO2 and for global warming. Alex is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and Harvard Law School, and has taught courses on environmental law and policy at Stanford Law School; University of California, Hastings College of Law; and Golden Gate University School of Law.