Sarah E. Owsowitz

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2020–2024
• Northern California Super Lawyers, Land Use and Zoning, 2013–2022
• California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, Environmental, 2017
• Super Lawyers Top Women Attorneys in Northern California, 2014-2016
• Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Land Use, 2009-2012

Publications

• “[PRESENTATION] Planning Legislative Update,” BBKnowledge, Aug. 1, 2016
• “CEQA Takes Closer Look at Native American Cultural Resources,” BBKnowledge, Aug. 12, 2015
• “New CEQA Requirements Take Effect July 1,” CSDA Blog, July 8, 2015
• “OPR Speaks to the Impact of Proposed New CEQA Guidelines,” BBKnowledge, Sept. 16, 2014
• “California Reacts to Losing the Tesla Battery Factory Project – Is the Lack of CEQA Reform To Blame?,” BBKnowledge, Sept. 8, 2014
• “Governor Changes His Mind on CEQA Reform,” BBKnowledge, Aug. 18, 2014
• “Decision: Voter-Sponsored Local Land Use Initiatives Not Subject to Environmental Review,” BBKnowledge, Aug. 11, 2014
• “California Economic Development Leaders Urge Peer Review of New CEQA Guidelines,” BBKnowledge, July 31, 2014
• ​“Santa Barbara County Plans for Utility-Scale Solar Projects on Farmland,” California Energy Markets, July 25, 2014
• “CEQA to Give Cities More Control Over Transit Projects,” BBKnowledge, July 15, 2014
• “State Trying to Use Defeat to Stymie High-Speed Rail Foes,” Daily Journal, Oct. 9, 2013

Presentations

• "Understanding CEQA’s Requirements Regarding Tribal Cultural Resources and AB 52," California Special Districts Association Annual Conference, Aug. 30, 202
• "Warehouse-A-Ware-Ness," Association of Environmental Professionals, Orange County Lunch Program, May 12, 2022
• "Warehouse-A-Ware-Ness," Association of Environmental Professionals California State Conference, Apr. 12, 2022
• "Did Lloyd Wright Sleep Here: Dealing With Potential Historic Resources in CEQA Documents," Contra Costa County City Attorney’s Association Webinar, Aug. 5, 2021
• "Did Lloyd Wright Sleep Here? Dealing with Potential Historic Resources in CEQA Documents," Lunch Program, Association of Environmental Professionals Orange County Chapter, Apr. 15, 2021
• "Did Lloyd Wright Sleep Here? Dealing With Potential Historic Resources in CEQA Documents," Association of Environmental Professionals Virtual Conferemce, Nov. 9, 2020
• "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility – What is LAFCO’s Role as a Responsible Agency in CEQA Compliance and EIR Review?” California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions' Staff Workshop, Mar. 26, 2020
• "Health Risk Assessments: When, How, and Whether to do Them," 15th Annual Advanced Seminar on CEQA, Law Seminars International, Sept. 13, 2019
• "CEQA: Handling the PRA and Administrative Record," California Lawyers Association's Open Meetings and Open Records Conference, May 31, 2019
• "AB 52 and Local Jurisdictions- Strategies and Lessons Learned," Association of Environmental Professionals San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Nov. 6, 2018
• “Shaping an Effective and Comprehensive Cannabis Policy,” American Planning Associations California Conference, Oct. 9, 2018
• "CEQA and the Wide Wide World of Cannabis – From Growing and Manufacture to Distribution and Sales," Association of Environmental Professional's State Conference, Mar. 25, 2018
• "The New Tribal Consultation Requirement: AB 52," Orange County Association of Environmental Professionals/American Planning Association Lunch Program, Mar. 29, 2017
• "Practical Approaches for Defensible Cumulative Impacts Analyses Under CEQA," Association of Environmental Professionals - San Francisco Chapter, Sept. 28, 2016
• CEQA Workshops, California Special Districts Association, Sept. 21, 2016
• "Legislative Update," Associate of Environmental Professionals San Francisco Bay Area Chapter's Seminar, July 13, 2016
• “CEQA and Tribal Consultation—Best Practices for Complying with AB 52’s Significant New Requirements,” Association of California Water Agency Conference, May 2016
• "Introduction and Overview," Law Seminar International's Tribes and CEQA: New Rules for Tribal Consultation Under AB 52 Seminar, Jun. 20, 2016
• "Changes Brought About by AB 52," Law Seminar International's Tribes and CEQA: New Rules for Tribal Consultation Under AB 52 Seminar, Jun. 20, 2016
• "Wrap up Discussion on Laying the Foundation for Productive Consultation: What Developers, Lead Agencies, and Tribes Need to Know About Each Other's Processes, Needs and Objectives," Law Seminar International's Tribes and CEQA: New Rules for Tribal Consultation Under AB 52 Seminar, Jun. 20, 2016
• “Program Environmental Impact Reports,” CLE International’s 11th Annual CEQA Conference, Dec. 2015
• “BB&K Webinar: AB 52: CEQA's New Requirement,” BB&K Webinar, Jun. 25, 2015
• “BB&K Attorney Sarah Owsowitz Participates in Land Use Roundtable,” California Lawyer Magazine, Sept. 2, 2015
• "Preparing the CEQA Administrative Record," Administrative & Public Environmental Law Conference, Jun. 12, 2015
• "AB 52’s New CEQA Requirement," State Bar of California Public Law Section Webinar, May 21, 2015
• “Tribal Cultural Resources in CEQA, AB 52 Explained,” Association of Environmental Professionals Conference, Mar. 22, 2015
• "Special Districts and CEQA – CEQA from Your Perspective," California Special Districts Association's Annual Conference, Oct. 1, 2014
• "All Things Groundwater: From Local Regulation to CEQA," Northern California County Counsels' Conference, July 24, 2014