Press Release

Washington, DC — Pillsbury today welcomed new Energy partner Jim Glasgow. Glasgow joins the firm from Morgan Lewis, where he was a partner in its Energy practice for 14 years, focusing on international trade and export issues, government contracts, transactions involving nuclear fuel and international nuclear commerce, regulatory and commercial aspects of licensing, constructing and operating nuclear power plants and other energy facilities.

Glasgow began his career in energy law as a charter member of the Pollution Control Section of the U.S. Justice Department’s Land and Natural Resources Division. He spent more than a decade practicing with several U.S. Government departments and agencies, including the Atomic Energy Commission, Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and has spent the past 27 years in private practice, establishing himself as a leading authority on many facets of international nuclear law.

“We are proud of Pillsbury’s energy platform and the addition of Jim Glasgow underscores our commitment to our preeminent Energy practice worldwide,” said Pillsbury Firm Chair Jim Rishwain. “Jim’s skills and experience will significantly enhance our position with clients in the nuclear energy space and we are fortunate to welcome him to our powerful energy team.”

“Jim’s background and decades of experience advising on regulatory, competition, trade and transactional matters in the global nuclear power industry will be invaluable to Pillsbury’s already market-leading energy capabilities and rapidly expanding work abroad,” said John O’Neill, leader of Pillsbury’s Energy Regulatory Practices. “He has successfully counseled many private-sector and governmental clients on precisely the type of transactional and other legal matters that our clients with emerging nuclear power programs face. Jim will also be a welcomed member of our international nuclear energy and energy infrastructure teams, as more of our clients in the Middle East, Asia and Europe invest in nuclear energy facilities and programs.”

Glasgow counsels domestic and foreign clients on U.S. Government and International Atomic Energy Agency regulation of nuclear facilities and commerce; the import/export licensing requirements of the NRC; the export and technology transfer regulations of DOE and Department of Commerce; and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the Department of State. Drawing upon his experience at DOE, Glasgow counsels clients on bilateral agreements for cooperation and the U.S. governmental process for international retransfer of U.S.-origin nuclear material. He also advises clients on nuclear liability and other issues that arise under contracts for the procurement and transportation of nuclear fuel and contracts concerning remediation of radioactively contaminated facilities.

“Pillsbury has been at the forefront of the nuclear energy industry for decades and I have always held the firm in the highest regard,” said Glasgow. “Integrating my current practice should be seamless, given the strength of Pillsbury’s nuclear program – both in the U.S. and abroad – and its notable capabilities in international trade and government contracts.”

Glasgow has presented numerous papers on international nuclear commerce and uranium trade matters to the World Nuclear Association, the Nuclear Energy Institute, the U.S. Council for Energy Awareness, the Uranium Institute, the American Nuclear Society and other industry organizations. He has also presented testimony on nuclear trade matters to the Science and Technology Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, and has received numerous awards from the Department of Justice, NRC and DOE in recognition of his work in this field.

Chambers USA and Chambers Global consistently rank Pillsbury’s energy lawyers among the best in the nation and throughout the world. Pillsbury’s integrated, multidisciplinary 125-member energy team’s experience spans the entire fuel spectrum, from nuclear, oil & gas, LNG and electricity to renewables and clean technology, advising energy clients on infrastructure project development, capital markets, finance, litigation and regulation. Pillsbury has recently become extremely active in assisting international clients to identify, develop and build nuclear energy facilities in Europe and the Middle East. As a result of those efforts, Asian-Counsel Magazine recently named Pillsbury the 2008 Energy Law Firm of the Year for the United Arab Emirates.

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors. With a presence in the world's major financial and technology centers, Pillsbury counsels clients on all aspects of global business and litigation. We work in multidisciplinary teams that allow us to anticipate trends and bring a 360-degree perspective to complex business and legal issues—helping clients to take greater advantage of new opportunities and better mitigate risk. This collaborative work style helps produce the results our clients seek.