Sandra L Brown

Practice Areas

Sandy is a partner in the firm’s Transportation group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She represents bulk commodity shippers and other entities using transportation services, including Fortune 500 companies, electric utilities, government entities and ports that buy, sell or move coal, aggregates, chemicals, crude oil and other hazardous materials by rail. Sandy provides strategic planning counsel for the transportation of bulk commodities aimed at increasing competitive leverage for the shipper, including counsel on rail construction options, contract negotiation and drafting, federal preemption, rate challenges and other regulatory proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board. Sandy also defends shippers in contract and derailment disputes with railroads.