Industry Regulatory Attorney Brianne K. Kurdock Joins Babst Calland’s Pipeline and HazMat Safety Practice in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC and PITTSBURGH, PA, May 11, 2016 – Babst Calland announced today that Brianne K. Kurdock has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Energy and Natural Resources Group and newest member of its Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety practice in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Kurdock joins Babst Calland from the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), the national trade organization for interstate gas pipelines, where she served as the primary regulatory attorney. Kurdock is reuniting with her former colleagues, energy attorneys James Curry and Keith Coyle, all of whom previously worked together at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the federal agency that oversees the safety of the country’s vast network of gas and hazardous liquids pipelines. Attorneys Curry and Coyle joined Babst Calland in January of this year when the firm opened its new Washington, D.C. office.
At PHMSA, Ms. Kurdock handled regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters involving the federal regulation of oil and gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities. She also served as regional counsel in administrative enforcement cases and incident investigations. While at PHMSAMs. Kurdock served as lead attorney for special permit applications and rulemaking initiatives and represented PHMSA in inter-agency meetings with the Department of Justice, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior.
Ms. Kurdock previously represented clients in connection with land use and environmental issues as an associate in a private law firm in New Jersey. She also served as a law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Ms. Kurdock is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. She received her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, and a B.A. in Government from the University of Virginia.
“Brianne Kurdock’s addition to our nationally-recognized energy and environmental practice further demonstrates our firm’s commitment to providing industry experience and value to our clients,” said Chester R. Babst III, managing shareholder of Babst Calland. “Together, Attorneys Kurdock, Curry and Coyle add to our energy and environmental capabilities and bring focused training and work experience in compliance, regulatory and legislative affairs, strategic counseling, enforcement, litigation, and audit preparation in the area of pipeline and hazardous materials safety ,” said Babst.
The firm’s new office in the nation’s capital is located at The Southern Building at 805 15th Street NW, Suite 601, Washington, D.C.