Olivia Wright

Olivia Wright

Olivia Wright joined KP in 2024 as a lobbyist focused on various environmental regulatory, legislative, and policy issues. She has nearly 20 years of experience in law and policy as a practicing attorney in both the public and private sectors. Olivia has worked as an attorney for the State of California, including as an Assistant Chief Counsel for both the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. She also previously practiced as an environmental attorney at the law firm of Downey Brand, LLP, where she focused on regulatory compliance and complex litigation matters related to hazardous substance contamination, water quality, and drinking water, and at the law firm of Kimble, MacMichael and Upton as a trial attorney focused on business disputes and commercial and agricultural real estate matters.

Policy Areas

  • Hazardous Substances and Wastes

  • Environmental Quality

  • Environmental Management of Real Property

  • Climate Change

  • Natural Resources

  • Employment Discrimination and Harassment

  • Public Contracting

  • Administrative Rulemaking

  • Water Quality

  • Drinking Water

  • Brownfields Remediation

Experience:

  • Served as an Assistant Chief Counsel for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Advised the department on laws and regulations related to natural resource conservation, including tribal affairs, climate and wildfire resiliency, hunting and fishing regulation, and operation and management of state lands.

  • Served as an attorney for the Department of Toxic Substances Control, including as an Assistant Chief Counsel for four years. Advised the department, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the Governor’s Office on laws and regulations related to brownfield remediation, enforcement, and litigation.

  • Served as Counsel for the law firm of Downey Brand, LLP. Specialized in environmental litigation and regulatory compliance.

  • Practiced as a litigation attorney with the former law firm of Kimble, MacMichael and Upton, PC, focused on business litigation.

Community Involvement:

  • Member of the State Bar of California

Education:

  • B.S. in Mathematics from UC Davis

  • J.D. from McGeorge School of Law (with distinction)

 

Contact Olivia

Email: owright@ka-pow.com

Main: 916-448-2162

Fax: 916-448-4923

621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1900 Sacramento, CA 95814