Regulatory partners continue to be in hot demand across law firms in Washington, D.C., particularly in sectors such as energy, health care, and trade. This week has seen top-tier law firms such as Steptoe & Johnson, King & Spalding, and Husch Blackwell add new talent in these areas.
Among the notable moves, transactional lawyer Chris Zentz, who specializes in energy regulation, joined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in the firm’s energy practice. Prior to this, Zentz was a partner at Van Ness Feldman. Upon joining Steptoe, he commented on the influence of the Inflation Reduction Act on renewable energy projects, likening it to “gasoline on a fire.”
Details derived from the article imply that the D.C. market for regulatory partners remains active, a trend unlikely to change in the immediate future.
For more details please refer to the original article on the National Law Journal website here.