Gavin has a multi-faceted legal practice focusing on highly regulated industries, such as energy, utilities, and communications.
Gavin's past experience includes senior roles as general counsel and deputy general counsel of Fortune 500, S&P 500 component, and private companies.
Gavin works closely with his clients to strategize and provide practical legal advice to strengthen the overall governance, compliance, and risk practices of organizations. He provides strategic thought leadership with a practical and solutions-focused mindset. Gavin has received the Leadership Professional in Ethics & Compliance Certification (LPEC) and has three decades of progressive experience.
*Matter completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
- Advised and negotiated a variety of energy and renewable energy infrastructure projects, including EPC contracts, permitting, PPAs and O&M agreements.*
- Advised business leaders and managed state and federal regulatory approval processes for merger, purchase and sale of public utility holding companies and assets.*
- Advised energy clients in a variety of investigations and enforcement actions by state and federal agencies.*
- Advised on new and enhanced corporate ethics policies for interactions with public officials, anti-bribery and corruption, corporate procurement, employee selection and enhancements to code of business conduct.*
- Advised on the development and enhancement of corporate compliance programs.*
- Advised owners of hydroelectric facilities and systems on variety of state and federal regulatory matters, including FERC and environmental issues.*
- Counseling energy clients on legislative and policymaking issues, including drafting, commenting and researching legislation and administrative rulemaking matters.*
- Managed, supervised and supported multiple electric and gas public utilities in general and special purpose rate cases, CPCN and general regulatory proceedings in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan.*
- Represented electric public utility in a non-time critical removal action at a 46 acre commercial site in downtown Milwaukee, WI, with legacy 19th and 20th century industrial activities, including negotiation of related administrative agreements under Section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).*
- Represented employer in successful mediation of wage and hour class action of 900+ current and former bargaining unit employees with regards to federal and state compensation claims for pre-shift and wash-up time at power plant.*