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December 17, 2021 Roster

Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section 2020–2021

Officers

Chair

Catherine P. McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Chair-Elect

J. Bradley Fewell, Exelon Generation Co. LLP, Warrenville, Illinois

Vice Chair

Andrew C. Emerson, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus

Immediate Past Chair

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Section Delegates

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

Dynda A. Thomas, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Cleveland

Budget Officer

Robert B. Schwentker (1948–2021), Nexsen Pruet, Raleigh, North Carolina

Secretary

Noelle Coates, American Electric Power, Richmond

Council

Terms Ending 2021

Daniel J. Poynor, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.

Linda Stein, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.

Mark P. Strain, Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin

Terms Ending 2022

Kevin Jones, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Adrian Rodriquez, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso

Joseph Seliga, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

George Watson, III, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Terms Ending 2023

Steven Friend, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York

Eric Gallon, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus

Erica Rancilio, Thompson Coburn LLP, Washington, D.C.

Timothy Strafford, American Association of Railroads, Washington, D.C.

Administrative Committees

CLE Meetings & Programs

Co-Chairs

Frederick “Fritz” Lark, Mayer Brown, New York

Catherine P. McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chair

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Early Career

Chair

James G. Ritter, Richmond

Long Range Planning

Chair

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

Vice Chairs

John J. Beardsworth, Jr., Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Steven H. Brose, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Robert L. Brubaker, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus

Gerald A. Connell, Alexandria, Virginia

Mark C. Darrell, Spire, Inc., St. Louis

Patricia Dondanville, Croke Fairfield Morgan & Beres, Chicago

M. Douglas Dunn, Naples, Florida

Andrew C. Emerson, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus

J. Bradley Fewell, Exelon Generation Co. LLC, Warrenville, Illinois

Thomas P. Gadsden, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania

Peter V. Lacouture, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Catherine P. McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Courtney McCormick, Public Service Enterprise Group, Newark

David R. Poe, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Robert B. Pringle, Winston & Strawn LLP, San Francisco

Darani Reddick, Exelon, Washington, D.C.

Millicent W. Ronnlund, Southern Nuclear, Birmingham

Monica W. Sargent, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham

Linda S. Stein, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Kathryn Sutton, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

Dynda A. Thomas, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Cleveland

Dena E. Wiggins, Natural Gas Supply Association, Washington, DC

Meetings

Chair

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

Vice Chairs

Walter McFarland Beale, Jr., Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham

John J. Beardsworth, Jr., Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Melissa K. Caen, Southern Company Services, Inc., Atlanta

Membership

Chair

Darani Reddick, Exelon Generation Company LLC, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Dynda Thomas, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Cleveland

Nominating

Chair

Mark C. Darrell, Spire, Inc., St. Louis

Vice Chairs

John J. Beardsworth, Jr., Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Steven H. Brose, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Peter V. Lacouture, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Dynda Thomas, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Cleveland

Periodicals and Content Coordination

Chair

William R. Drexel, Plano, Texas

Vice Chairs

Andrew C. Emerson, Porter Wright Morris Arthur LLP, Columbus

J. Bradley Fewell, Exelon Generation Co., LLC, Warrenville, Illinois

Steven C. Friend, Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP, New York

David R. Hardy, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, New York

Sheila Slocum Hollis, Duane Morris LLP, Washington, DC

Peter V. Lacouture, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Catherine P. McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Charles A. Patrizia, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC

Daniel J. Poynor, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

Millicent W. Ronnlund, Southern Nuclear, Birmingham

J.P. Shotwell, Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, California

Dena E. Wiggins, Natural Gas Supply Association, Washington, DC

Casey W. Wren, Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin

Publications (Recent Developments)

Co-Chairs

Daniel J. Poynor, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Millicent W. Ronnlund, Southern Nuclear, Birmingham

Vice Chairs

Peter V. Lacouture, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Writing Competition

Chair

Erica Rancilio, Thompson Coburn, LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Daniel R. Conway, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbus

Benjamin Chrisman, Winston & Strawn, Dallas, TX

David R. Poe, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Linda S. Stein, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

George Watson, III, Robinson & Cole, Providence

Industry Committees

Aviation

Chair

Malcolm L. Benge, Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chair

Marc L. Warren, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC

Communications

Chair

Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Vice Chairs

Daniel R. Conway, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbus

William R. Drexel, Plano, Texas

Andrew C. Emerson, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Columbus

Joseph Tocco, AT&T, Dallas

Electricity

Chair

Mark P. Strain, Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin

Vice Chairs

James M. Avery, Pierce Atwood LLP, Boston

John A. Bouknight, Jr., Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC

David DePippo, Dominion Energy, Henrico, VA

Robert Fernandez, NYISO, Rensselair, NY

N. Beth Emery, Gridliance, Irving, Texas

Maria Gulluni,ISO New England Inc., Holyoke, MA

Dorothy Black Franzoni, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Atlanta

Carrie J. Hightman, NiSource Inc., Merrillville, Indiana

Kevin W. Jones, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Rodger A. Kershner, Howard & Howard, Royal Oak, Michigan

Meredith M. Lackey, Georgia Power, Atlanta

Peter V. Lacourture, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Catherine P. McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Jay A. Morrison, NRECA, Arlington, Virginia

Rodney O. Mundy, Birmingham

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

Charles C. Read, Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles

Lawrence J. Reilly, Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Adrian J. Rodriguez, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso

J.P. Shotwell, Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, California

Robert D. Sloan, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans

Stephen M. Spina, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

Ty Thompson, NRECA, Arlington, VA

George Watson III, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Casey W. Wren, Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin

Gas

Chair

Brian D. O’Neill, Van Ness Feldman, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

William P. Boswell, William P. Boswell LLC, Sewickley, Pennsylvania

James F. Bowe, Jr., King & Spalding, Washington, DC

Shannon Coleman, Tallgrass Energy, Lakewood, CO

Mark C. Darrell, Spire, Inc., St. Louis

George Fatula, Bracewell LLP, McLean, VA

Carrie J. Hightman, NiSource Inc., Merrillville, Indiana

Sheila Slocum Hollis, Duane Morris LLP, Washington, DC

Dennis Lane, Dominion Energy, Richmond

Monique Watson, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC

Dena Wiggins, Natural Gas Supply Association, Washington, DC

Maritime

Chair

Charles A. Patrizia, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chair

Noelle Coates, American Electric Power, Richmond

Nuclear Energy

Chair

J. Bradley Fewell, Exelon Generation Co. LLC, Warrenville, Illinois

Vice Chairs

M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham

Ellen C. Ginsberg, Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, DC

Kenneth C. Manne, Nuclear Electric Insurance, Wilmington, Delaware

Darani Reddick, Exelon Generation, Washington, DC

Millicent W. Ronnlund, Southern Nuclear, Birmingham

Kathryn M. Sutton, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

Oil Pipelines

Chair

Daniel J. Poynor, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

Steven A. Adducci, Venable LLP, Washington, DC

Steven H. Brose, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Shannon Coleman, Tallgrass Energy, Lakewood, CO

Eugene R. Elrod, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC

George Fatula, Bracewell LLP, McLean, VA

Erica Rancilio, Thompson Coburn LLP, Washington, DC

Monique Watson, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC

Railroads

Chair

Linda S. Stein, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

Jill K. Mulligan, BNSF Railway Co., Fort Worth

Timothy J. Stafford, Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC

Louis P. Warchot II, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC

Renewable Energy

Chair

Catherine P. McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

Dorothy Black Franzoni, Eversheds Southern (US) LLP, Atlanta

Rodger A. Kershner, Howard & Howard, Royal Oak, Michigan

Dennis Lane, Dominion Energy, Richmond

Bruce McDermott, Murtha Cullina LLP, New Haven

Charles C. Read, Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles

J. Anthony Terrell, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York

Transportation Infrastructure and PPP

Chair

Joseph Seliga, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Vice Chair

John J. Beardsworth, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Water

Chair

Brian T. FitzGerald, Cullen and Dykman LLP, Albany, New York

Vice Chairs

Thomas P. Gadsden, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania

Gregory G. Nickson, Cullen and Dykman LLP, Albany, New York

Michael A. Sgro, American Water Works Company, Voorhees, New Jersey

Practice Committees

Alternate Dispute Resolution

Chair

John Jay Range, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

George A. Avery, Chevy Chase, Maryland

James H. Bailey, Bailey Law Office, Washington, DC

Peter V. Lacouture, Robinson & Cole, Providence

Brian D. O’Neill, Van Ness Feldman, Washington, DC

Charles A. Patrizia, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC

Antitrust

Chair

James F. Herbison, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago

Vice Chairs

Gerald A. Connell, Alexandria, Virginia

Robert B. Pringle, Winston & Strawn LLP, San Francisco

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

Corporate Governance and Compliance

Chair

Vacant

Vice Chairs

J.A. Bouknight, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC

Melissa K. Caen, Southern Company Services, Inc., Atlanta

Mark C. Darrell, Spire, Inc., St. Louis

M. Douglas Dunn, Naples, Florida

N. Beth Emery, Irving, TX

Courtney McCormick, Public Service Enterprise Group, Newark

Linda L. Randell, Hamden, Connecticut

J.P. Shotwell, Southern California Electric Co., Rosemead, California

Environmental

Chair

Eric B. Gallon, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus

Vice Chairs

Robert L. Brubaker, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus

Kristy A.N. Bulleit, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC

David A. Smart, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., Winchester, Kentucky

Ronald J. Tenpas, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions

Co-Chairs

Melissa K. Caen, Southern Company Services, Inc., Atlanta

Frederick “Fritz” J. Lark, Mayer Brown, New York

Vice Chairs

William T. Baker, Jr., Day Pitney LLP, New York

Walter McFarland Beale, Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham

John J. Beardsworth, Jr. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Benjamin Chrisman, Gridliance, Irving, Texas

Patricia Dondanville, Croke Fairfield Morgan & Beres, Chicago

Emmett Ellis IV, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York

Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York

Steven C. Friend, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York

David R. Hardy, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, New York

Jeffrey Jankowski, PPL Services Corp., Allentown

Eric Koontz, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta

William S. Lamb, Baker Botts, New York

Monica Sargent, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham

J. Anthony Terrell, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York

Dynda Thomas, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Cleveland

Robert B. Williams, Jr., Milbank LLP, New York

Infrastructure Security

Chair

Kevin W. Jones, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Vice Chairs

Jonathan Booe, North American Energy Standards Board, Houston

William P. Boswell, William P. Boswell LLC, Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Sheila Slocum Hollis, Duane Morris LLP, Washington, DC

Meredith M. Lackey, Georgia Power, Atlanta

Louis P. Warchot II, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC

Labor and Employment Law

Chair

Paul J. Ondrasik, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC

Vice Chairs

Charles S. Birenbaum, Greenberg Traurig LLP, San Francisco

Daniel P. Bordoni, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC

State Regulatory

Co-Chairs

Noelle Coates, American Electric Power, Richmond

James Ritter, Hunton Adrews Kurth LLP, Richmond

Vice Chairs

Daniel Conway, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbus

Brian T. FitzGerald, Cullen and Dykman LLP, Albany, New York

Thomas P. Gadsden, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania

Courtney McCormick, Public Services Enterprise Group, Newark

Charles C. Read, Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles

George Watson III, Robinson & Cole LLP, Providence

Taxation and Accounting

Chair

B. Benjamin Haas, Exelon Corporation, Philadelphia

Vice Chairs

David R. Hardy, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, New York

Martha Groves Pugh, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC

Glenn D. Todd, KPMG LLP, Pittsburgh

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