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LES Announces New General Counsel
EUNICE, N.M., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisiana Energy Services (LES)
President and CEO Reinhard Hinterreither today announced the appointment of
Perry D. Robinson as General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Managers
for LES. LES is building and will operate the National Enrichment Facility
nearEunice, New Mexico.
Robinson was a partner in the Business and Finance Department at Ballard
Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP and previously a partner at Winston & Strawn in
Washington, D.C. He represented clients before federal and state agencies on
a broad range of energy matters and routinely counseled clients on the
interpretation of rules and regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Energy,
and state public utility commissions. Prior to practicing law, Robinson
served on the enforcement and licensing staff of the NRC from 1982 - 1987;
worked on the technical staff of Battelle Memorial Institute - Pacific
Northwest Laboratories from 1981-1982; and was part of the research staff at
the Radiation Research Section, Department of the Army from 1976 - 1981.
"We are confident that Perry will be a tremendous asset to our
organization due his extensive legal background and broad knowledge of the
nuclear industry," said Hinterreither.
Mr. Robinson is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a
bachelor of science degree, Rutgers University with a master of science and
the University of Baltimore with a Juris Doctor degree. He is admitted to the
bar in theDistrict of Columbia andMaryland and is admitted to practice
before the U.S. Court of Appeals for theDistrict of Columbia.
LES is a U.S. limited partnership, formed to license, construct, and
operate the National Enrichment Facility. The facility will provide close to
300 full time and contract jobs and more than 600 multi-year construction jobs
in southeasternNew Mexico. Upon completion, it will provide a secure domestic
enrichment supply source to U.S. nuclear energy companies that provide 20% of
the electricity used inthe United States.
SOURCE Louisiana Energy Services
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