Bob Co-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 counsels clients regarding the competitive procurement and supply of utility services, including utility-scale renewable energy projects. Bob counsels clients in FERC Office of Enforcement investigations. He also counsels clients regarding the regulation of oil and natural gas pipelines, including in state and federal regulatory proceedings.
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
The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, 2013-present
Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year, Energy Law, 2023
Martindale-Hubbell, AV-Rated
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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