About Phillip Marston


Philip Marston is a CAEM Senior Research Fellow, experienced in the legal, regulatory, and business aspects of the restructuring of the gas and electric power industries. In the mid-1980s, he was one of the architects of the transition to a competitive, open-access natural gas market, serving as assistant to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Raymond O’Connor and subsequently for Hadson Gas Systems and LG&E Natural Gas Marketing. He has served as counsel with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine and as director for legal and regulatory affairs for XENERGY. In 1998, he established a law practice in Virginia, representing energy and e-commerce companies involved in the transition to more competitive markets in the United States and Europe. Phil received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has published a book and dozens of articles on energy issues over the last 25 years and has been a frequent speaker on restructuring.