Earthjustice Hires Law Leader as it Pursues Species Protections

Earthjustice has brought aboard a new general counsel, Conchita Lozano-Batista, as the group ramps up efforts to protect endangered and threatened species.

The former labor and employment lawyer succeeds K. Kelley McKenzie, who retired after nearly six years as the San Francisco-based organization’s general counsel, according to his LinkedIn account.

Lozano-Batista in her last job was chair of the Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, which assists the city and county of San Francisco and its labor standards enforcement office in evaluating industries engaged in the manufacture and sale of goods.

Earthjustice, founded in 1971, has filed more than 200 lawsuits and ...