Sky Woodruff advises public agency clients on general municipal law issues, specializing in the areas of revenue and taxation, elections law, land use and environmental law, and telecommunications. Since joining the firm in 2000, he has worked with a number of cities and agencies, assisting both with special projects and with the diverse array of issues confronting local governments on a daily basis. Mr. Woodruff currently serves as City Attorney for the cities of El Cerrito and Larkspur and as Chief Assistant City Attorney for the City of South San Francisco.

With an eye toward preserving and enhancing local government revenue, Mr. Woodruff has helped several cities update and adopt development impact and other fees and has assisted with the implementation of a variety of assessments. He has also advised public agencies in all areas of elections law and has broad experience with local initiatives and referenda. He is able to assist clients in all aspects of the election process, or with specific needs. He is commonly asked to assist his clients with:

• Developing election strategy;
• Analyzing and providing opinions regarding the lawfulness of various measures, including those affecting such topics as land use, taxes and the structure of local government;
• Preparing materials for measures sponsored by local governments; and
• Successfully challenging unlawful ballot measures and defending measures proposed by local governments from such challenges.

Mr. Woodruff has advised his clients on parcel, utility users’, transient occupancy and other taxes within the limitations imposed by Propositions 13, 62 and 218. As part of his land use practice, Mr. Woodruff has advised public agencies in various aspects of projects ranging from simple variances to large-scale residential and commercial developments.

Prior to joining Meyers Nave, Mr. Woodruff was an associate at Boxer & Gerson in Oakland, where his practice focused on employment litigation. During law school, he twice clerked in the city attorney’s office of the City of San Francisco, where he worked on litigation against American tobacco companies and on the telecommunications team.

Education

University of California at Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, JD, 1998

Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, BS Humanities and International Affairs, summa cum laude and with honors in History, 1994

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Title: Principal
Location: Oakland
Phone: 510.808.2000
Email: swoodruff@meyersnave.com
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