Leila Y. Harrison

Associate

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Overview
Awards

Leila focuses her practice on environmental laws and regulations, litigation, and transactional work. She advises clients on regulatory compliance and due diligence.

Leila earned her law degree for the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was a finalist in the ABA Moot Court Competition, a semifinalist in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, and a winner in the Second-Year Intramural Moot Court Competition. She also served in the Appellate Litigation Clinic and was a member of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law (2026)
Overview

Leila focuses her practice on environmental laws and regulations, litigation, and transactional work. She advises clients on regulatory compliance and due diligence.

Leila earned her law degree for the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was a finalist in the ABA Moot Court Competition, a semifinalist in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, and a winner in the Second-Year Intramural Moot Court Competition. She also served in the Appellate Litigation Clinic and was a member of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.

Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law (2026)

Top areas of focus

  • Extern, Southern Company, Atlanta, GA, 2023
  • Intern, U.S. District Court for Northern District of Georgia, 2022
  • Environmental engineer, Bechtel, 2019-2021

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2024, member, Journal of Intellectual Property Law; Order of the Barristers
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., highest honors, 2018, environmental engineering

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Court of Appeals of Georgia