2008-10-07 00:31:01 -
- Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce that Wendell F. Holland, former Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PaPUC), has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Business Department and Energy and Utilities Practice Group. Holland will advise utility clients on national and state regulatory matters, as well as on compliance with legislation governing the electric, natural
gas, water, telecommunications and transportation industries.
Holland served two non-consecutive terms at the PaPUC, first, as Commissioner, from 1990 to 1993, and again, as Chairman, from 2004 through June 2008. This experience gave Holland valuable current and historical knowledge of utility regulation both in Pennsylvania and nationwide.
"We are thrilled that Wendell chose to bring his extensive experience, legal skills and strong connections in the energy and utility industries to Saul Ewing," said Managing Partner David S. Antzis. "He is a fantastic addition to our already strong Energy and Utilities Practice and gives us an even stronger foothold as the premier utility practice in the Mid-Atlantic region."
As PaPUC Chair, Holland oversaw the implementation of three significant pieces of Pennsylvania legislation that triggered comprehensive and substantial changes to renewable energy, telecommunications reform and consumer services. He also was at the helm when the PaPUC was named Regulatory Agency of the Year by the U.S. Energy Association. Moreover, he initiated two international regulatory partnerships with energy agencies in Serbia and Zambia. During his most recent tenure on the PaPUC, Holland served several regional organizations, including a term as President of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners, Treasurer of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners, and as the first President of the Organization of PJM States.
"I'm excited to join Saul Ewing's Energy and Utilities Group," Holland said. "I'm flattered to be in the company of some of the most well-known and respected legal talent in utility and energy law and am eager to use what I learned at the PUC to help clients navigate the increasingly complex utility regulatory environment."
Over the past four years, Saul Ewing has built a formidable utility practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. Saul Ewing has assembled an experienced team of lawyers who represent energy supply and distribution companies throughout the region. We provide a broad spectrum of regulatory, transactional and litigation services to energy and utility companies. We represent investor owned utility companies in economic and environmental regulation; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; securities transactions, regulation, and litigation; corporate governance; and labor and employment matters.
Holland received his B.S. from Fordham University in 1974 and his law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Camden in 1977. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New York and Florida.
Saul Ewing LLP is a full service law firm with 270 lawyers in nine offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and the District of Columbia. The Firm serves businesses throughout the United States and internationally, including recognizable names in corporate America, exciting start-ups and an array of closely held and privately held companies, as well as nonprofits, governmental and educational entities.
Saul Ewing LLP
Leslie Gross, 215-972-7158
lgross@saul.com 
