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New York, New York, Us

Represent a wide range of clients, including energy project developers, renewable fuel producers, utilities, and entities seeking to offset emissions to identify and address regulatory and legal issues, obtain regulatory approvals and permits, complete acquisitions, and advocate regulatory policy positions in proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Air Resources Board, and other state and federal regulatory agencies. Representative matters include:• Lead attorney on regulatory issues and seeking CPUC approval of the change in control of a CPUC-regulated natural gas storage field.• Represent the developer of a new renewable natural gas production technology to identify regulatory requirements, opportunities and permit obligations for development projects, as well as opportunities to optimize monetization of emission reductions.• Successfully represented an NFL football team in procurement of offsets for emission reductions achieved through Direct Air Capture project.• Represent and advise natural gas utilities in four states on regulatory and legislative issues arising out of of Climate policies and proposed natural gas bans.• Currently represent several entities, including a utility holding company, multistate natural gas utility, and an independent storage provider in various active CPUC proceedings.

Performed lead role in development of strategic, policy, and regulatory positions on key legislative and regulatory issues. • Developed legal, regulatory and public affairs strategy on all environmental, financial and regulatory issues related to Community Choice Aggregation.• Analyzed Climate Action Plans and greenhouse gas reduction strategies of San Diego County and all cities within San Diego County. • Developed regulatory, carbon reduction and legislative policy positions and strategies. • Drafted language for California legislation on key restructuring and utility wildfire risk issues.

San Diego, California, Us

Served as lead legal counsel to SDG&E in rate design and policy/industry restructuring proceedings with strategic implications to SDG&E. • Developed regulatory and legislative strategies to address new distributed energy technologies and migration of utility customers to third party providers.• Obtained favorable decisions as lead attorney in rate design restructuring and cost allocation proceedings.• Negotiated and drafted language for California legislation on key restructuring issues.

San Diego, California, Us

Responsible for strategic plan development and management of the Strategic Planning, Rates, Load Analysis, and Demand Forecasting departments of SDG&E. • Led development of strategic plan.• Led analysis of electric restructuring and new disruptive technology impacts.• Identified “Duck Curve” and other operational impacts of increased solar generation before they were understood and publicly recognized by the CAISO and others.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Managed Sempra Energy’s Department of Regulatory Policy.• Developed regulatory and legislative policy positions advocated on behalf of all Sempra Energy companies before the CPUC, FERC, the California Legislature, and Congress. • Identified ways to implement the policy goals of local government, the state legislature and the CPUC to ensure a smooth transition to increased reliance on renewable energy resources.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Managed Sempra Energy’s department of Regulatory Policy and Analysis.• Developed regulatory policy positions for all Sempra Energy entities.• Supervised regulatory analysts supporting regulatory filings by all Sempra Energy companies.• Successfully rebutted Mexican market power concerns about Costa Azul LNG project.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Managed Sempra Energy’s department of Regulatory Policy and Analysis.• Developed regulatory policy positions for all Sempra Energy entities.• Supervised regulatory analysts supporting regulatory filings by all Sempra Energy companies.• Successfully rebutted Mexican market power concerns about Costa Azul LNG project.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Worked with responsible officers and impacted business units to develop regulatory strategies and policies to be advocated on behalf of the various Sempra Energy companies after the formation of Sempra Energy to help maximize growth in shareholder value, identify key business opportunities, and ensure consistency of the positions taken by the Sempra Energy companies.

Managed the Regulatory Law division of the Sempra Energy Law Department. • Served as lead regulatory attorney to obtain CPUC and FERC approvals of merger between Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corporation to create Sempra Energy.• Conducted pre-merger regulatory due diligence on behalf of Pacific Lighting.

Managed Regulatory Affairs department of the American Gas Association. • Developed consensus between natural gas distribution utilities and interstate pipelines across the United States on key Federal regulatory policy positions.• Served as FERC legal counsel and lobbied before FERC and United States Congress.

Served as a law clerk during law school and as an attorney after passing the California bar examination. Handled civil arbitrations, law and motion proceedings and acted as second chair in several trial proceedings.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology