Vincent DeVito, Esq. (b) (6) : mobile/text (b) (6) Attorney at Law: • Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, Partner Boston, MA (2008 – present) • Pepper Hamilton LLP, Of Counsel New York, NY (2006 – 2008) • DeVito & Associates, Principal, Washington, DC (2005 - 2006) • • • • • • • • • • • Serve as general corporate counsel to several entities, domestic and foreign, including, full legal services for utility-scale electricity generation projects. Participate in Board of Directors and governance meetings. Advise on legal matters concerning business functions, strategic planning, and market regulations. Report on government policy initiatives for business planning and regulatory responsibilities. Represent clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state utility commissions. Monitor Independent System Operator and NERC planning and rules changes for business and strategic purposes. Negotiate and document complex business transactions. Counsel traditional energy companies (electric and gas), technology enterprises, and investors regarding state, regional, federal, and international regulatory matters, corporate compliance and help develop business strategies before regulatory bodies including advocacy positions. Review, draft, and analyze complex transactions, including structured finance documents. Examine and interpret legislation and regulated market directives so as to tactically counsel on protection of client interests and business opportunities. Make recommendations for overcoming regulatory and legislative obstacles. Work with clients to deliver regulatory actions and build bridges between government officials, investors, and other project stakeholders and shareholders. Responsible for founding a nationally recognized energy and clean technology and campaign finance practices. Launched Washington, DC office. U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (2001 - 2005) Office of Policy and International Affairs: Assistant Secretary – Acting/Principal Deputy Assistant • Key Adviser to the Secretary of Energy on domestic and international policy and implementation, including the federal government’s national energy plan. • Worked directly with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in developing domestic regulations and cross border energy trade policies. • Oversaw the federal government’s bipartisan Climate Change Technology Program. • Responsible for international cooperation and related representational duties, including work with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and Northeast Regional Transmission Organizations. • Managed 110 personnel and a $17 million budget. o Led the office through a critical staffing and budgetary shortfall while maintaining a high level of service and meeting client directives. o Conducted an aggressive Congressional education campaign and reversed a severe three year trend of budget cuts. Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor for North American Affairs • Confidant and counselor to the Assistant Secretary with authoritative, office-wide management and policy implementation responsibilities. • Executed the Presidential Management Agenda, a strategy to achieve personnel and fiscal goals through management and program performance reform. • Dramatically improved my division’s performance ratings from “red” to all “green” by planning and implementing human and fiscal capital needs. • Led the North American Energy Working Group, a trilateral initiative with the objective of fully integrating the North American energy market. • Chaired the Critical Infrastructure task force and worked with North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Homeland Security on vulnerability assessments. Office of the General Counsel: Special Assistant to the General Counsel • Advised the General Counsel and the Secretary on department-wide legal and policy matters. Researched and drafted memorandum regarding regulatory jurisdictional issues. Conducted extensive analysis of existing federal regulations to ensure compliance and recommended solutions within existing regulatory structure to achieve objectives. Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources, Boston, MA (1998 - 2001) Deputy General Counsel and Legislative Director • Represented the Agency before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the MA Department of Public Utilities. Represented the state before the Regional Transmission Operator concerning matters of governance and market operations. • Coordinated legislative efforts. Prepared policy memorandums for the Governor. • Led a statewide public/private sector collaborative effort that developed power marketing guidelines. Department of Public Utilities Boston, MA (1997 - 1998) Administrative Law Judge and Legislative Liaison • Presided over fully recorded electric utility restructuring plans and rate cases. • Drafted memorandum of law recommending specific action on a variety of energy regulatory matters before the MA Department of Public Utilities. Massachusetts State Senate, Boston, MA (1995 - 1997) Chief Budget Analyst and Legal Counsel for State Senator • Key Senate lawyer for the drafting and implementation of legislation, which restructured the state’s retail energy market. EDUCATION • Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, MA: Juris Doctor 1995 • Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY: Bachelor of Arts, honors recipient 1988 APPOINTMENTS • Congressional Natural Resources Advisory Council (Representative Ryan Zinke – Chair/2015) • Governor Charlie Baker (MA) Member of Transition Team (Economic Development – 2015) • National Transmission Grid Study, General Counsel (2001 – 2002) • U.S. DOE’s Electricity Advisory Board, Corporate Governance (2002 – 2005) • International Energy Agency Representative for the United States (2003 – 2005) • Northeast Midwest Institute, Member of the Board (2008 - Present) • Institute for Energy and Sustainability, Member of the Board (2009 – 2015) • Association of Cleantech Incubators of New England, Member of the Board (2010 - present) BARS: Admitted to the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and State of New York RECENT PUBLICATIONS: Available upon request.