Alexandra N. Graf

Area of Emphasis

Alexandra Graf is an associate in the Environmental Group of Babst Calland. She assists clients with matters encompassing a broad range of environmental issues, including those related to federal and state permitting, regulatory compliance, transactional due diligence, resolving liabilities under federal and state remediation programs, and environmental litigation.

Background

Ms. Graf graduated magna cum laude from Allegheny College in 2021, earning a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Psychology, as well as a Concentration in Law & Policy. While in undergraduate studies, she served as an intern for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Office of Chief Counsel in the Northwest Regional Office.

In 2024, Ms. Graf graduated cum laude from Duquesne University School of Law. She was a recipient of the Outstanding Oral Argument Award. Ms. Graf served as a Junior Staff Editor of the Duquesne Law Review in her second year and served as a Senior Staff Editor during her third year. She was also the president of the Family Law Society and a member of the Environmental Law Society. Ms. Graf served as a research and teaching assistant for Associate Dean Katherine L.W. Norton.

While at Duquesne Law, Ms. Graf completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Justice Christine Donohue of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. She also served as a law clerk at the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, student attorney and student manager of the Duquesne Family Law Clinic, and as a summer associate at Babst Calland.

Memberships and Affiliations

Ms. Graf is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and American Bar associations.

Publications/Presentations

• Co-Author, “EPA Will Retain PFOA and PFOS CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation,” The PIOGA Press, October 2025.
• Co-Author, “EPA Will Retain PFOA and PFOS CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation,” Babst Calland Environmental Alert, September 19, 2025.
• Co-Author, “The Environmental Quality Board Evaluates Petition that Proposes Further Setbacks for Unconventional Oil and Gas Operators,” The Legal Intelligencer, July 22, 2025.
• Co-Author, “EQB Tables Petition for Study to Increase Required Minimum Setbacks from Unconventional Oil and Gas Wells,” FRNEL’s Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2025).
• Co-Author, “U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates NPDES Permit End-Result Provisions,” Babst Calland Environmental Alert, March 7, 2025.
• Co-Author, “U.S. EPA Approves Class VI Injection Well Primacy in West Virginia,” Babst Calland Environmental Alert, February 28, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Trump’s ‘Day One’ Executive Orders Transform Industry Policies,” GO-WV News, February 1, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Trump Administration Day One Executive Orders: A Transformation of American Energy and Environmental Policies,” The PIOGA Press, February 2025.
• Co-Author, “Trump Administration Day One Executive Orders: A Transformation of American Energy and Environmental Policies,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, January 23, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Trump Administration Day One Executive Orders: Energy Policy,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, January 23, 2025.
• Co-Author, “PADEP Presents Update on the OOOOc Rulemaking to the Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee,” FRNEL’s Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Vol. 41, No. 4 (2024).
• Co-Author, “OSMRE Approves Amendment to the Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan,” FRNEL’s Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Vol. 41, No. 4 (2024).
• Author, “Press Pause: SCOTUS Says an Appeal of Denied Request to Compel Arbitration Must Stay Case,” Pretrial Practice & Discovery Committee’s Practice Points, American Bar Association, July 2023.