"Phil is very good at finding solutions for clients."
Chambers USA quote from client
A Partner with the firm and Co-Chair of Calfee's Energy and Utilities practice group, 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 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 Vice President of Administration and General Counsel for Prairie State Generating Company, where he also served as a member of the senior leadership team.
He developed legal operations systems from the ground up and was responsible for establishing legal strategy and managing day-to-day legal services, 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 the 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.
Phil joined Calfee in 2019. In 2023, Phil joined the firm's Practice Planning & Growth Committee.
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