Scott H. DeBroff

Scott DeBroff is a Partner and the Chair of the Energy  &  Telecommunications Practice Group of Rhoads & Sinon LLP, and provides energy and telecommunications market participants with strategic legal, government and regulatory analysis and representation in State and Federal jurisdictions across the country.  Scott represents clients in the energy and telecommunications sectors and provides them with targeted advocacy, issue analysis and information services.

Recognized in Who's Who in American Law, energy attorney Scott H. DeBroff joined Rhoads & Sinon LLP in October of 2008 to target and address national energy and business issues facing clients in need of focused representation across the retail and wholesale market spectrum. Scott has over 18 years of experience in dealing with the legal and regulatory issues in the energy industry.

In his most recent position, Scott was a Partner and Chair of the Energy Practice Group of a regional law firm.

Prior to that, Scott was a Senior Counsel in the Energy Practice Group of an international law firm, and focused on energy and telecommunications issues across the country. 

Prior to that position, Scott established and was Principal of DeBroff Consulting Group (DCG), a national energy consulting practice focused on government and regulatory support in various State and Federal jurisdictions.

Prior to forming DCG, Scott was Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs for ExoLink Corporation.  He participated in the development of regulatory strategy for facilitating the company’s objectives at the state and federal levels. He led in advocating company positions in all forums where energy policy guidelines were formulated or implemented.

Prior to joining ExoLink, Scott was Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs for ChooseEnergy, Inc., an Application Service Provider for energy marketers and utilities.

Prior to ChooseEnergy, Scott held the position of Senior Prosecutor in the Office of Trial Staff of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. With the passage of the "Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act" by the Pennsylvania Legislature in December of 1996 and the “Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act” in July of 1999, Scott became responsible for litigating many of the restructuring filings of the Commonwealth’s investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities.

He is a frequent speaker on energy and technology issues and provides consultation on industry changes and energy competition.

EDUCATION

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 1989

Emory University, B.A., 1985

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Keynote Speaker
“National Overview of Electricity Deregulation”, presented at the 5th USI Energy Alliance Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, October 2004.

Speaker
“The Changing Nature of the Electric Power Generation Market and the Role of the State Public Utility Commissions in Shaping it Through Electric Competition Legislation,” presented to the EPRI- Conference on Generation Assets Management, July 1998.

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BAR ADMITTANCE

Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; Western, Middle and Eastern District Courts of Pennsylvania; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania