Robert J. Grey is a partner with K&L Gates in the firm’s Washington D.C. office and focuses his practice on energy matters. He has particular experience with mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, litigation, and corporate governance.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Grey was the executive vice president, chief legal officer, and general counsel of PPL Corporation, one of the largest investor-owned companies in the U.S. utility sector. He joined PPL in 1995 as vice president, general counsel, and secretary. He was promoted to senior vice president in 1996, and to executive vice president in 2012 until his retirement in 2016 when he joined K&L Gates. Previously, he was general counsel for Long Island Lighting Co. Prior to that, he had been a partner with the law firm of Preston Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates) in Seattle and Portland. His experience also includes several years as a staff counsel for the New York Public Service Commission, and he served as an attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Robert is a member of the bar in Maryland, the District of Columbia, New York, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Georgia (Emeritus). Grey was appointed in 2013 to and currently serves on the Columbia Law School adjunct faculty as a Lecturer in Law. He serves on the board of visitors of Columbia College, is a member of the law school advisory board of Emory Law School and is an honorary board member of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley.
A native of Westbury, Long Island, New York, Grey earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, a Doctor of Laws degree from Emory University, and a Master of Laws degree in taxation from George Washington University.