Bob Chairs the Energy & Environmental Group and serves on the Firm’s Management Committee. His practice focuses primarily on matters involving the state and federal regulation of electricity supply and delivery, natural gas supply and delivery, and petroleum products pipelines. Bob has appeared before state regulatory commissions in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio; before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and before various state and federal appellate courts. On electricity and natural gas matters, Bob generally represents the interests of high-volume consumers and consumer representatives and owners of cogeneration facilities, before federal and state administrative agencies and appellate courts. He also counsels clients regarding the competitive procurement and supply of utility services, including utility-scale renewable energy projects. Bob has counseled clients, and appeared in state and federal proceedings, regarding the regulation of oil and natural gas pipelines.
Bob’s client engagements over the past five years have addressed such topics as:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Administrative Law Judges 1994-1996
American University, B.A., 1991, magna cum laude
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1994, Law and Policy in International Business, Articles Editor; Subcouncil
DC Super Lawyer, 2016-present
The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, 2013-present
Martindale-Hubbell, AV-Rated
Energy Bar Association – President – 2017-2018; Board of Directors, 2004-2009, 2012-2014, 2015-2019; Electric Utility Regulation Committee, Chair, 2001-2003; Judicial Review Committee, Chair, 2003-2004
Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association, President, 2012-2013; Board of Directors, 2015-2018
Foundation of the Energy Law Journal – Board of Directors, 2015-2018
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Utility Law Section
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
April 28, 2021 - Diversity in the Workplace
April 28, 2021 - Excellence Exchange on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
May 1, 2018 - Developments Within The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
February 22, 2017 - Electric Transmission Rates
February 25, 2015 - 19th Annual Ohio Energy Management Conference
October 31, 2014 - 2014 Pennsylvania Energy Management Conference
March 27, 2013 - Fracking Law: From Land Contract Negotiations to Environmental Disputes
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