GREG BUTRUS is a Partner in the firm's Energy section. His practice includes advising clients in the following areas:

• State and Federal energy policy matters, regulations and transactions
• Proceedings and matters involving the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Regional Entities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC)
• NERC Reliability Standards development and related compliance activities; electric industry standards and related governance and policy issues
• State and Federal legislative matters and government relations law
• Political law compliance and regulation
• Telecommunications policy and E-911 issues
• Economic development policy and issues

Prior to joining Balch & Bingham, Mr. Butrus served on the staff of U.S. Senator Howell Heflin from 1993 to 1995 in Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Energy Bar Association, System Reliability and Planning Committee, Chair, Vice Chair (2010-11)
• North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Legal Advisory Committee Member
• Alabama State Bar Elections, Ethics, and Government Relations Law Section, Chair
• Business Council of Alabama, Judicial & Legal Reform Committee, Co-Chair
• Alabama State Bar Governmental Liaison Committee, Member
• Alabama Constitutional Revision Commission, Member
• Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL), Member
• Birmingham Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Public Utility Section
• Youth Leadership Forum of Birmingham, Steering Committee
• Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation, Board of Directors
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2010-12)
• Leadership Birmingham (2008)
• Children's Hospital Committee for the Future, Member (2007-08)
• Alabama Governor's School Council (2006-08)
• Governor’s Black Belt Action Commission, Technical Advisor (2004)
• Governor's Commission on Education Spending, Technical Counsel (2003)
• University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees, Member (1999-02)

 

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