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Thomas J. Bond is Co-Chair of the firm's Government Law & Policy Practice and Co-Chair of the Insurance Regulatory & Transactions Practice. He focuses his practice on insurance and regulatory law in Texas and on a national basis. His clients include insurance holding companies, life, health and property liability companies, trade associations, reinsurers, health maintenance organizations, title underwriters and agencies, corporate insurance agencies, commercial insured, and the insura...
Ruth Ruggero Hughs, former Texas Secretary of State, is a partner at Kelly Hart’s Austin office and co-chair’s the firm’s Public Law group. Her practice is focused on Public Law, assisting businesses to manage the intersection of law, policy and government, including advising on international transactions and trade matters, government procurement, energy regulatory and policy matters, corporate governance and crisis counseling, federal and state regulatory matters, and publi...
Andy Kever’s practice has focused on regulatory, legislative and corporate matters, primarily representing clients in the electric and communication industries. With over 40 years of extensive experience in regulatory, legislative and corporate matters, he has represented a variety of competitive electric and telecommunication interests as well as large regulated electric utilities, both investor owned and municipally owned. He represents clients before the courts, state and federal reg...
Demetrius McDaniel, the Chair of the firm's Texas Government Law & Policy Practice, counsels and provides advocacy for Fortune 500 and other large private and public sector clients on federal, state and local legal and public policy matters. His broad knowledge of federal and state government allows him to collaboratively develop strategies to solve complex problems that have a government origin or nexus. Demetrius consults with clients on their strategic objectives and provides advice on...
Bill Moore represents numerous energy industry clients, counseling them on regulatory, business, litigation, and legislative matters. He has represented a variety of competitive and regulated electric interests, including Texas's largest power generation and mining company, its largest retail electricity providers, its largest municipal utility, several power generation facility owners and developers, and a large regulated electric utility. He handles clients' business-to-business interaction...
Jim Morriss is Thompson & Knight's Austin Office Leader and the Firm-wide Practice Leader of the Environmental Law Practice Group. He focuses his practice on environmental permitting; compliance counseling; facility siting, including wetlands and endangered species work; legislative lobbying; and administrative and judicial litigation before local, state, and federal environmental agencies and state and federal courts. Jim has extensive experience in counseling clients in environmental ri...
Derek practices administrative and regulatory law with a focus on environmental permitting and enforcement. With more than 30 years of regulatory and legislative experience, Derek assists clients with a wide range of matters, including Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) contested case hearings and regulatory compliance, water supply and water rights, air, water, waste, and wastewater discharge permitting.Derek previously held roles as General Counsel of the TCEQ, Counsel to form...
Carolyn Shellman is a highly-skilled attorney, an excellent communicator, and an effective leader. She has broad experience developing regulatory and legislative policy strategies for renewable and disruptive technologies in the energy industry. Carolyn has considerable experience with governance and compliance and possesses deep subject matter expertise in the electric utility industry and in navigating energy market issues. While serving as Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel; Secreta...
Andrew Weber, who previously served as Texas First Assistant Attorney General under now-Governor Greg Abbott, is currently a partner at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP. At the firm, he heads the Austin office and Co-Chairs the Public Law practice group, which provides legal guidance to clients on matters at the intersection of law, policy, and politics before state agencies and the Legislature. Governor Abbott, when he was the Texas Attorney General, appointed Mr. Weber as his First Assistant in...
Chris Kirby practices corporate and securities law, including corporate governance and board representation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and general corporate representation. In addition, Chris provides assistance to ENOCH KEVER’s energy industry clients, such as representing Texas’s largest power generation and electricity retailer in contested cases before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. With a wealth of legislative experience, including ha...
Travis is an administrative Law attorney, specializing in utilities, natural resources and environmental, and commercial cases. For 14 years, Travis served as an Administrative Law Judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings, where he presided over and assisted with the management of both utility team Administrative Law Judges and non-team ALJs on utility matters. While at SOAH, Travis conducted hearings and mediations in complex contested cases, with a focus on utility and business ...
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