"Phil is very good at finding solutions for clients."
Chambers USA quote from client
Phil has significant experience formulating comprehensive regulatory strategies across multiple jurisdictions, major litigation management, incident response leadership and public company merger transactions. He delivers outstanding value by providing sound advice and frequently better-than-anticipated results across a wide range of business and legal challenges.
Phil has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Energy & Natural Resources by Chambers USA 2023-2024 in Band 1 in Indiana. Chambers USA shared the following client feedback, "Phil is very good at finding solutions for clients."
Phil previously served as a senior leadership team member at Black Hills Energy where he was Senior Vice President/General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, and as Vice President of Administration and General Counsel for Prairie State Generating Company.
He has developed legal operations systems from the ground up and established legal strategies and managed day-to-day legal services. This includes resolving legacy litigation, creating the framework for game-changing environmental regulatory permitting, enhancing collaboration and transparency, creating a new board member onboarding program and leading a comprehensive revision of corporate policies and vendor agreements.
He also served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel/Regulatory for NiSource as a member of the legal department leadership team. He provided proactive and strategic counsel to three business units in eight states at both the state and federal levels, while also breaking down silos and creating and executing on policy alignment initiatives. Notably, Phil and his team of regulatory lawyers beat "plan" in nine rate cases.
Prior to joining NiSource, Phil was a partner at Sonnenschein, Nath and Rosenthal (now Dentons) where he counseled utilities on economic regulation and reliability standards at both state and federal levels. Phil began his career first as an Administrative Law Judge, then as General Counsel of the Illinois Commerce Commission.
J.D., The John Marshall Law School, 1988
B.S., Illinois State University, 1984
"Phil is very good at finding solutions for clients."
Chambers USA quote from client