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Mr. Gregg is a Principal in the firm. Since joining the firm in 1988, he has represented primarily local gas distribution companies in regulatory and transactional matters. He has assisted such entities in the formation of joint action agencies.Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gregg served as Assistant General Counsel for the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, which regulates the retail rates of the electric, gas, and telephone utilities serving the Nation's capital. After graduation from law school, he entered private practice and also returned to lecture part-time on legal writing at American University.Mr. Gregg serves as the Firm's Managing Principal, responsible for the overall management of the Firm. He is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and currently resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and son.Natural Gas Regulation Mr. Gregg represents public gas systems in several states in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the federal appellate courts. He counsels these clients on matters involving rates and terms of service.In July 1992, Mr. Gregg testified before Congress on the impact of FERC's Order No. 636 on consumers on behalf of the American Public Gas Association. He has written and lectured on natural gas deregulation and transactional matters. In February 1996, he argued the appeal of Order No. 636 before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.Energy Transactions Mr. Gregg advises clients on energy contracts. In 1998, Mr. Gregg was the Special Gas Counsel to the Public Energy Authority of Kentucky, which issued $199 million of municipal bonds to purchase a ten-year supply of natural gas. Mr. Gregg also served as a consultant to several Georgia rural electric cooperatives that contracted with a natural gas marketer to provide retail natural gas ancillary services under Georgia's Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act of 1997. | 