Capito Joins Leading Energy Law Firm as Shareholder Based in Charleston, WV Office
Babst Calland today announced that West Virginia native Moore Capito has joined the firm’s Charleston office as a shareholder and member of its Corporate and Commercial, Emerging Technologies, and Energy and Natural Resources Groups, effective September 30, 2019.
For the past decade, Moore Capito has worked for Charleston-based Greylock Energy, formerly known as Energy Corporation of America, where he most recently served as Corporate Counsel and Director of Land.
“I am excited to be joining a well-respected legal team in West Virginia representing such a wide range of clients in West Virginia and throughout the country,” said Capito.
“Moore Capito is well-known in industry and among local, state and federal regulatory agencies and the legislature in West Virginia. We’re very pleased to have him become part of our team,” said Don Bluedorn, Babst Calland’s Managing Shareholder. “His proven leadership and passion for natural gas development and West Virginia are great fits for our entire team, and most importantly for our clients.”
Moore Capito spent the first part of his career in public service, including as a staff member for the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon after he served as a member of The White House advance team traveling in support of the president. His first assignment in Washington, D.C. was working for the House Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives. Following his assignment at the Pentagon, Mr. Capito attended law school and received his Juris Doctorate from Washington and Lee University in 2011. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.
Mr. Capito, son of U.S. Senator for West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito and grandson of the late former West Virginia Governor Arch Moore, was elected in 2016 to the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 35th District. In this capacity, Attorney Capito also served on the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Committee on Natural Gas Development and has served as Chairman of the Committee on Enrolled Bills, Vice Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, as a member of the Banking and Insurance Committee, Political Subdivisions Committee, and Technology and Infrastructure Committee.
“We are thrilled to have Moore join our team in Charleston,” said Steve Green, Managing Shareholder of Babst Calland’s Charleston office. “His experience at the federal and state levels, and his commitment to the oil and gas industry, is a welcome addition to our practice and clients.”
Moore is an active member of the Charleston community, including participating with organizations such as the Rotary Club of Charleston. He and his wife, Katie, reside in Charleston with their two children Eliza and Arch.