Connor Hughes
Connor Hughes

Connor Hughes

Associate

San Francisco

Introduction

Connor is a member of the Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources practice at Ashurst Perkins Coie.

While attending the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Connor Hughes served as an associate editor of the Ecology Law Quarterly. He also helped lead the Clean Energy Leaders in Law organization and participated in the pro bono Environmental Law Clinic.  

Connor was a summer associate at the firm’s San Francisco office in 2024 and a law clerk at the California Public Utilities Commission in fall 2024. 

Education & credentials

  • University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D.,

    Order of the Coif
     

    , 2025
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, M.S., Economics, 2021
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Economics and Political Science,

    with distinction

    , 2019
  • California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA, Legal Extern, 2024
  • Perkins Coie, San Francisco, CA, Summer Associate, 2024
  • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, CA, Summer Associate, 2023-2024
  • Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN, Summer Law Clerk, 2023