Alyssa Moir is a partner with the firm, where she advises clients on a broad range of environmental, regulatory, and infrastructure matters. Her practice focuses on water rights, air quality, and hazardous waste compliance, with particular experience serving agricultural, timber, municipal, and energy sector clients.
Alyssa counsels clients on the acquisition, evaluation, and long term management of water rights, including the development of water banks and participation in water rights adjudications. She also provides strategic permitting and due diligence support for complex infrastructure projects across industries such as renewable and conventional energy, agricultural production, and data center development.
She has represented businesses of all sizes—local enterprises, national companies, multinational corporations, municipalities, ports, and public library systems—in regulatory negotiations, administrative proceedings, and state court litigation. Alyssa has deep experience working within the frameworks of state water codes and key environmental laws, including the Washington and federal Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
Prior to private practice, Alyssa was a judicial clerk to the Honorable Marlin J. Appelwick of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 1. During law school, Alyssa interned for the Environmental Protection Section of the City of Seattle, and worked for the Rural Development Institute, now Landesa, which advises developing countries in land law and policy.
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Environment in Washington, 2023-2025
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, 2015-2021
- Named to the Washington Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2013-2018
- Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach, West Seattle Soccer Club and Highline Select, 2021-present
- Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition Board Member, 2020-present
- Northwest Maritime Center Board Member, 2020-present
- RAVE Foundation Board Member, Seattle Sounders, 2017-present
- Leadership Tomorrow Class of 2017
- YMCA of Greater Seattle Camping Services Board of Mangers Member, 2008-2015
- King County Legal Services Clinic Volunteer, 2008-2009
- Panelist, National Agricultural Law Center, Water Banking and Leasing in the West: Practical Pointers and Pitfalls, June 2025
- Panelist, Washington Water Code, WRIA I Adjudication Update, November 2024
- Panelist, First Annual Eastern Washington Water Law Conference, Water Banking Case Study, May 2024
- Panelist, Washington Water Code, Diving Deeper into Case Law, November 2023
- Panelist, “Finding Water–An Update on Water Markets,” Water Law Institute for The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, San Diego, CA, 4-5 November, 2022
- Panelist, “Water Banking Update,” Washington Water Code, Seminar Group, December 2021
- Presenter, “The Future of Water,” CleanTech Alliance Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 8 November 2017
- Presenter, “Thirsty Energy: Water Sustainability and Risk-Planning, Women in Power, Washington D.C., 16 November 2017
- The (proposed) Clean Air Rule and Clean Power Plan: What Do They Mean for the Future of Carbon Regulation in Washington?, King County Bar Association Environmental Law and Land Use Section CLE, 28 January 2016
- Air Quality Permitting Fundamentals, Northwest Environmental Conference and Trade Show, Business Competitiveness, Responsibility, and Success, 4-5 December 2012, Portland, Oregon
- Guest Lecturer, University of Washington School of Marine Affairs, Environmental Law and Policy, November 2011, 2012, and 2013, Seattle, Washington
- “Carbon Dioxide Shortage in the United Kingdom,” Pratt’s Energy Law Report, May 2022
- “Greenhouse Gas Regulation in Washington: What the Clean Power Plan and Washington Clean Air Rule Mean for the State,” Environmental & Land Use Law Newsletter, Washington State Bar Association, Vol. 41, No. 3, November 2015
- Author, “Tribal Transmission: Moving Renewable Energy from the Reservation to the Grid,” Native American Resources Committee Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 2 (May 2010)
- Co-author, “Washington State Releases Draft GHG Reporting Rules That Are More Stringent Than New Federal Rule,” LexisNexis Environmental Law & Climate Change Center (January 18, 2010)
- Author, “Federal Agencies Issue MOU to Speed Siting of Electric Transmission Lines on Federal Land; Congress Still Debating Siting Legislation,” The Environmental Counselor, Issue No. 256 (December 2009)
- Author, “Tangled Up in Blue – Ninth Circuit Resurrects Roadless Rule,” The Environmental Counselor, Issue No. 253 (September 2009)
- Author, “Sparks Fly as Agencies, Courts, States, and Congress Battle Over Who Is in Charge of Transmission Lines,” The Environmental Counselor, Issue No. 251 (July 2009)
- Author, “Federal Renewable Electricity Standard Takes Shape,” LexisNexis Environmental Law & Climate Change Center (June 26, 2009)
- Author, “Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tracking Now Required for Covered Washington State Businesses,” King County Bar Bulletin, Vol. 27, Issue 7 (March 2009)
- Author, “By Taking Action on Fuel Economy Standards, President Orders Automakers to Produce More Fuel Efficient Cars,” The Environmental Counselor, Issue No. 247 (March 2009)
- Author, “Renewable Portfolio Standards Drive Market for Alternative Energy,” LexisNexis Environmental Law & Climate Change Center (January 5, 2009)
- Author, “Battle of the Bilge: EPA Issues Draft NPDES Permits for Incidental Discharges from Boats,” The Environmental Counselor, Issue No. 241 (September 2008)
- Forsaking the Forest for the Trees: Forestry Law in Papua New Guinea Inhibits Indigenous Customary Ownership, 14.2 Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal 545 (2005).
