Steve is Chair of the Energy and Public Utilities Practice Group of Fox Rothschild LLP. A former Special Counsel to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Steve has played a lead role in literally all matters of consequence before the BPU, including the restructuring of the electric and gas industries, utility rate cases, merger proceedings, and regulatory matters including a multiplicity of utility infrastructure proceedings.
Steve founded and represents the NJ Combined Heat and Power/Distributed Generation Coalition and the NJ Large Energy Users Coalition. For these groups and others, Steve has played an active role in the development and implementation of the State’s energy policies, including authorship of several energy bills that foster cogeneration and energy efficiency that have been signed into law. Steve served as an energy advisor to the Christie Gubernatorial Campaign and Transition Team and served as Chair of the Administration’s Energy Master Plan Task Force on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Steve is a frequent author and speaker regarding energy-related topics. He has been included in the Best Lawyers in America in the Energy Law category since 2001 and was recognized as one of the “Top Ten Movers and Shakers Who Influence Energy Policy in New Jersey.”