As an accomplished energy and utility attorney, Dan has developed a reputation for immersing himself in his clients’ businesses, becoming a valued advisor to C-suite members and in-house counsel. Dan is called upon, not only for his experience in developing and implementing regulatory strategies and representation in complex proceedings, but also to provide thoughtful and practical advice addressing the legal and business issues that impact his clients’ day-to-day operations and long-term success.
Dan represents energy and utility clients in a broad range of legal issues, including regulatory proceedings, such as electric and gas rate cases, storm investigations, change-of-control proceedings, siting, energy storage, distributed generation facilities, performance-based rates, zero emission vehicle infrastructure and emerging grid-mod and non-wire alternative technologies. Dan has extensive experience negotiating energy-related commercial transactions, including sophisticated purchase power agreements and interconnection agreements for zero-emission facilities, such as offshore wind and nuclear generation.
Dan is also an accomplished litigator, having tried multiple jury trials, including a telecommunication tariff case, to a successful defendant’s verdict. He works across many different practice areas and with clients throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and beyond.
As a business enabler, Dan’s counsel is sought to achieve strategic objectives, implement legal strategies and identify and manage risk. Dan is well-versed is business-related challenges facing the energy industry, including regulatory and compliance, internal and governmental investigations, media and corporate communications and local and statewide government relations. Dan is often called upon to help clients build and foster constructive relationships with external stakeholders, including direct and ongoing interaction with community, municipal and legislative leaders. Dan has extensive experience testifying before legislative and state public utility commissions, as well as media appearances, on a variety of utility-related topics. He is a frequent speaker on energy-related topics at local, national and international events.
Immediately prior to joining the firm, Dan served as the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Avangrid, Inc., during which he led the state regulatory organization for Connecticut and Massachusetts-based utilities. In that role, Dan established himself as an executive business partner with a proven ability to lead and deliver results through a collaborative leadership style. Dan has also held senior legal positions at Avangrid and Eversource Energy. Before launching his energy career, Dan was a litigation associate in a Connecticut-based law firm and served as a law clerk at the Connecticut Appellate Court. Dan also sits on the board of directors of a start-up venture seeking to deploy artificial intelligence applications within the utility regulatory space.
Dan holds National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Rate School certification from Michigan State University’s Institute of Public Utilities and holds a certificate in leadership and management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dan graduated from Quinnipiac University School of Law where he was a member and an associate editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review.