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Energy Law, Public Utilities, Regulatory, & Administrative Law; Administrative Law Appeals Cheryl M. Kimball is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy and regulatory and public utility law. She represents a number of electric and gas utilities, as well as major project developers. Cheryl M. Kimball Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: ckimball@keeganwerlin.com ● Public Utilities ● Energy Law ● Regulatory/Administrative Law ● Administrative Law Appeals Bar Admissions Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Ms. Kimball’s representation of electric and gas utilities before public utility commissions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire includes advocacy and strategic guidance on issues relating to a broad range of rate-setting matters; utility finance; cost-recovery proposals for system infrastructure upgrades and replacements; pension costs; energy procurement; utility-owned solar and energy storage; emergency response plans; storm reviews and recovery proposals; and electric and pipeline safety compliance. She has successfully represented several electric and gas utilities in distribution rate proceedings, merger and acquisition proceedings and on administrative appeals before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. ​ Ms. Kimball’s energy facility siting experience includes experience working for the Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board on the siting of gas-fired generation facilities, and work on the private side representing developers in their efforts to obtain state permits and local zoning exemptions relating to the construction of energy infrastructure. Before joining the firm in 1997, Ms. Kimball served in the position of Counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from 1996 to 1997 and as an Associate for Hiscock & Barclay in Syracuse, NY in 1994. Representative Cases NSTAR Electric Company v. Department of Public Utilities, 462 Mass. 381, 2011 Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil, 460 Mass. 800, 2011 Southern Union Company d/b/a New England Gas Company v. Department of Public Utilities, 458 Mass. 812, 2010 Education B.A. 1992, Fitchburg State University, summa cum laude ​ J.D. 1995, Syracuse University College of Law, magna cum laude M.P.A 1995, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University, magna cum laude

Energy & Administrative Law; Public Utilities Ms. Tisler advises public utilities on legal and regulatory issues related to energy procurements, renewable energy, grid modernization, energy efficiency, and rate cases. Tiffany N. Tisler Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: ttisler@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Connecticut U.S. District Court of Connecticut Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Tisler worked as a Staff Attorney at the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, advising on proceedings related to renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy affordability, reliability and resilience, grid modernization, rate adjustments, annual reconciliations, revenue requirements, company restructuring, and investigations. Ms. Tisler completed a Certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy from Yale University. Ms. Tisler also has experience in civil litigation and court operations. Ms. Tisler received her Juris Doctor from The University of Toledo College of Law with a Certificate in Environmental Law. While in law school, Ms. Tisler participated in Moot Court and was the Assistant Managing Editor of The University of Toledo Law Review. Ms. Tisler authored and co-authored two environmental law articles published in The University of Toledo Law Review. Ms. Tisler received her Bachelor of Arts in political science, zoology, and environmental science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Ms. Tisler maintains an interest in international travel and experiences after living and working abroad for several years. Education Yale University, Certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy, 2022 The University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 2011, cum laude Miami University, B.A. in Political Science, Zoology, and Environmental Science, 2008, magna cum laude

Real Estate Development & Permitting Overview Keegan Werlin’s Real Estate Development and Permitting practice is led by Brian Golden, the former Director of the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA). The practice provides expert land use, planning and permitting services, supporting real estate developers, municipalities and other clients. ​ During his tenure at the BPDA, Golden guided more than 90 million square feet of development approvals through the BPDA’s permitting process, representing approximately $43 billion of investment, and supporting over 80,000 permanent jobs. Golden grew the BPDA’s planning capacity, overseeing completion of the first general city plan since 1965, Imagine Boston 2030, in addition to comprehensive neighborhood planning studies representing 30 percent of Boston’s land mass. ​ Golden is joined by Senior Counsel Sean Nehill, who brings over 15 years of public sector experience from the Boston Planning & Development Agency and the City of Boston.

Energy Law & Public Utilities Kerri A. Gowaski is an associate in Keegan Werlin LLP’s energy regulatory practice, specializing in energy, regulatory and public utility law. Kerri A. Gowaski Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: kgowaski@keeganwerlin.com ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Massachusetts Mrs. Gowaski’s representation of utilities before the Department of Public Utilities includes advocacy on issues related to distribution rates, system reliability, and grid modernization. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Mrs. Gowaski worked as a law clerk in a small general practice firm assisting in the representation of clients in both family and criminal law proceedings. Mrs. Gowaski received her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School. During her second year of law school, she worked as a summer intern for Natural Justice, a non-government organization in South Africa, advocating for the environmental rights of indigenous peoples. In her third year of law school, she interned with the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office as a student prosecutor, appearing on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in various criminal law proceedings. Mrs. Gowaski received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. Education Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, B.A., 2013 Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 2016

Energy Facilities Siting & Permitting Overview Siting and licensing critical energy infrastructure in New England has become increasingly complex in recent years. Groundbreaking changes in the permitting landscape, such as the Massachusetts Green Communities Act (2008), Global Warming Solutions Act (2008), Climate Change Act and Roadmap Law (2021), and the most recent Clean Energy Act (2022), have instituted complex requirements and new opportunities for critical energy infrastructure facilities, including, but not limited to electric transmission networks, wind power, solar resources, large-scale battery storage systems, and next-generation electric transmission equipment. KW’s team has been at the forefront of successfully implementing and ensuring compliance with these crucial energy and environmental objectives on behalf of clients throughout the region. ​ ​ The interrelated array of federal, state and local siting and permitting standards requires extensive knowledge of the applicable statutory enactments and regulatory requirements to represent investor-owned utilities and private developers in New England effectively. KW has an unmatched team of legal professionals with over 30 years of experience permitting the most complex array of projects, such as innovative new substation facilities to address sea-level rise, energy storage systems to ensure reliability of electricity, renewable energy facilities such as solar and wind generation, and needed transmission infrastructure to power the New England economy, including the electrification necessary to support the region’s climate change and carbon reduction goals. KW attorneys also have extensive experience defending client interests in state and federal courts when challenged by project opponents. KW’s team-based approach with a demonstrated track record in the areas of environmental science, economics, and state and local land-use requirements ensures that necessary energy infrastructure is permitted and developed in an efficient and successful manner to meet the overarching business objectives of our clients.

Energy, Environmental, & Administrative Law Michael J. Koehler is a Partner at Keegan Werlin LLP specializing in energy & regulatory, public utility and environmental, municipal and land use law. He represents energy and utility clients before administrative agencies such as the Department of Public Utilities, the Energy Facilities Siting Board and the Cape Cod Commission, as well as various local authorities. Michael J. Koehler Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: mkoehler@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Environmental Law Bar Admissions U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit U.S. District Court District of MA U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit U.S. Supreme Court Massachusetts New Hampshire Mr. Koehler's representative matters have involved rate issues, long-term power purchase agreements for renewable energy, net metering and the siting and permitting of an array of different energy infrastructure facilities, including natural gas generating facilities, renewable energy projects, natural gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, substations and ancillary equipment. Mr. Koehler has also represented project developers in judicial proceedings in state and federal courts regarding challenges to permits and approvals initiated by project opponents. Before joining the firm in 2008, Mr. Koehler served as a law clerk for the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. Mr. Koehler is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and is an active member of the Boston Bar Association, where he has served as co-chair of the Energy and Telecommunications committee; a member of the BBA’s Environmental Sustainability Task Force; a member of the Education Committee; and a fellow of the BBA’s Public Interest Leadership Program. ​ Mr. Koehler received his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, cum laude, and his Masters in Public Administration from the Sawyer School of Management. At Suffolk, Mr. Koehler served as the Managing Editor of the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy. He also received a Rappaport Fellowship in Law and Public Policy that enabled him to work for the City of Boston’s Environmental and Energy Services Cabinet. Prior to law school, Mr. Koehler received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from Middlebury College. In addition to his professional pursuits, Mr. Koehler serves in various capacities as an alumni volunteer for Phillips Academy (Andover) and on the Board of Advisors for Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center in Boston Harbor. He also enjoys coaching youth baseball and soccer. Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D./MPA, cum laude, 2007 Middlebury College, B.A. Geography and Environmental Studies, 1999 Awards: Dean's List; Public Service/Leadership Award 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star, 2015 Memberships & Associations Boston Bar Association Northeast Energy and Commerce Association Environmental Business Council – New England Recognitions

Energy Law & Public Utilities Ashley S. (Wagner) Marton is an associate in Keegan Werlin LLP’s energy & regulatory practice, specializing in energy and public utility law. Ashley S. Marton Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: amarton@keeganwerlin.com ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Massachusetts Ms. Marton received her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law. After completing her first year of law school, Ms. Marton worked at the Irish International Immigrant Center in Boston, Massachusetts. While attending law school, Ms. Marton worked as a law clerk for Keegan Werlin. ​ Ms. Marton served as Articles Editor for the International Law Journal at Boston University School of Law. Ms. Marton’s note, The Failure of Corporate Social Responsibility Provisions within International Trade Agreements and Export Credit Agencies as a Solution, 35 B.U. INT’L L.J. (2017), was published by the International Law Journal. ​ Ms. Marton received her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Latin American Studies from the University of San Francisco. Education University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, B.A., 2013 Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 2017

Energy, Public Utilities, & Administrative Law; Telecommunications Robert J. Keegan is a founding partner of Keegan Werlin LLP. He is an industry leader in representing electric generators, developers of energy storage and delivery infrastructure, regulated and competitive retail energy providers and large energy users interested in exploring creative procurement strategies. Robert J. Keegan Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: rkeegan@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities ● Telecommunications Bar Admissions Rhode Island U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit U.S. District Court District of MA Massachusetts Mr. Keegan plays golf most days, always somewhere sunny. If not playing golf, Mr. Keegan is an avid reader of history and politics and is actively engaged with family, friends, and clients on a number of pressing matters. Mr. Keegan is always ready to go! He has advised clients on matters relating to a broad range of regulatory and administrative compliance matters including regulatory approval of mergers and acquisitions and utility rate plans, among other important issues of the day. He has represented clients in adjudicatory and rulemaking proceedings involving rate-setting, pipeline safety, service quality and industry-restructuring issues. Mr. Keegan has also successfully represented several clients in appeals from the administrative record before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He knows a lot. ​ Before founding the firm in 1988, Mr. Keegan was appointed by the Governor for two terms as a Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from 1983 to 1988. Prior to his appointment as Commissioner, Mr. Keegan was Deputy Regional Counsel at the United States Department of Energy, 1979 to 1982. ​ He has also served as Special Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts, 1990-1991; Consultant, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and Energy Law Institute, 1982-1983; Senior Trial Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, 1976-1979; and Trail Attorney, Massachusetts Defenders Committee, 1973-1975. Mr. Keegan is a proud double-eagle, 1970 vintage/Boston College and Boston College Law School Representative Cases NSTAR Electric Company v. Department of Public Utilities, 462 Mass. 381, 2011 Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil, 460 Mass. 800, 2011 Southern Union company d/b/a New England Gas Company v. Department of Public Utilities, 458 Mass. 812, 2010 Published Works A Market-Based Approach to PURPA (Co-Author with Paul Levy) American Bar Association Natural Resources and Environment, (Spring, 1987) Institutional Obstacles to ISDN Development International Council for Computer Communications, (September, 1987) Competitive Bidding: The New England Experience Public Utilities Papers, (1987) Options for Modifying Rate Base Regulation (Co-Author with Paul Levy) Public Utilities Papers, (1986) Memberships & Associations Subcommittee, Relations with the Federal Energy Regulation Committee, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 1987-1988 Member, Gas Committee, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners,1985-1988 Member, Advisory Council, Gas Research Institute, 1985-1988 Education Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 1973 Awards: Recipient, John F. Cremens Award, 1941 Student President, Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau, 1972-1973 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, B.S. Finance, cum laude, 1968

Practice Areas Energy & Regulatory Law Keegan Werlin’s energy and regulatory team has unparalleled experience dealing with complex energy and regulatory issues. The firm combines regulatory expertise with a thorough understanding of the financial, policy and strategic issues emerging in client industries to provide cost-effective and successful representation of client interests. Members of the practice have extensive backgrounds in regulation and government, including former chairs and commissioners of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, two former general counsels, as well as several former hearing officers. Other attorneys in the firm have worked as in-house counsel to large utility companies, as consumer advocates and as staff to members of the Massachusetts Legislature. The diversity of experience among Keegan Werlin attorneys enables high-quality service to a broad array of clients in the regulatory and energy fields. View More Energy Facilities Siting & Permitting Keegan Werlin's energy facility siting and permitting team has multi-faceted expertise and experience with the siting of critical energy infrastructure. The energy siting and permitting team has many years of experience and substantial knowledge of the engineering, planning, financial, economic, environmental and social justice dimensions of large-scale energy infrastructure projects. With this knowledge, Keegan Werlin is able to assist clients in achieving their objectives on a timely and cost-effective basis, with the best possible outcomes. View More Keegan Werlin's real estate development & permitting practice provides expert land use, planning and permitting services to support real estate developers, municipalities and other clients. Members of the practice have unparalleled experience in real estate, urban planning and permitting matters through public sector experience with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and the City of Boston. View More Real Estate Development & Permitting Governmental & Legislative Relations Keegan Werlin provides a wide range of advocacy services to clients for matters involving legislative and local, state and municipal forums. Our attorneys advise clients on Massachusetts laws that regulate business and industry; lobbying, ethics and campaign finance, government procurement and the promulgation of regulations. View More Environmental, Municipal, & Land Use Keegan Werlin provides clients with the highest quality legal representation and services in the area of environmental, municipal and land-use law. These practice areas provide valuable support to resolve challenges in energy infrastructure siting and real estate development and planning. In addition to corporations of all sizes, sole proprietorships and individuals, our clients include boards and departments of municipal corporations as they plan and construct critical infrastructure and public and private development projects. View More

Energy, Environmental, Administrative, Municipal; Land Use & Zoning Cheryl A. Blaine is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP and has been a member of the Firm’s Energy Facilities Siting & Permitting Practice and the Environmental, Municipal and Land Use Practice since 1997. Cheryl A. Blaine Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: cblaine@keeganwerlin.com ● Environmental Law ● Energy Law ● Administrative Law ● Land Use & Zoning ● Municipal Law Bar Admissions Massachusetts U.S. District Court District of MA Ms. Blaine’s practice includes representation of energy and utility clients before the Department of Public Utilities and the Energy Facilities Siting Board in permitting energy facilities including natural gas generating and peaking facilities, renewable energy projects, natural gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, substations, and ancillary equipment. She also has assisted individuals, corporations and municipalities in project development and has significant experience in land use and environmental permitting, real estate transactions involving contaminated properties, and litigation, adjudication, negotiation, enforcement, and defense involving environmental and land use issues. Ms. Blaine received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1993 and completed her Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University in 1981. Before attending law school, Ms. Blaine was an analytical chemist and environmental consultant providing technical and quality-control/quality-assurance support to the United States Environmental Protection Agency in connection with New England Superfund Sites. Ms. Blaine is admitted to practice before the bars of Massachusetts and the United States District Court. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Property Law and Public Law sections, the Real Estate Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association. Ms. Blaine has co-authored the following articles: “Alteration of Nonconforming Structures and Uses Under the Zoning Act: Is there a Difference Between Lawful and Unlawful?” co-author with Barry P. Fogel and H. Theodore Cohen, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, summer 2002. “Standing in Wetland Appeals: How Recent Developments Alter the Right to Challenge State and Local Decisions” co-author with Barry P. Fogel, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, fall 2005. Memberships and Associations Massachusetts Bar Association Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association Massachusetts Women's Bar Association Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., cum laude, 1993 ​ Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, B.S. Biology, 1981

Administrative & Energy Law; Public Utilities Brendan P. Vaughan is an associate at Keegan Werlin LLP specializing in energy, regulatory, and public utility law.​He represents energy and utility clients before administrative agencies such as the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Brendan P. Vaughan Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: bvaughan@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions U.S. District Court District of MA Connecticut Massachusetts Mr. Vaughan received his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. While attending Boston College Law School, he worked as a Judicial Intern for The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. After his first and second years of law school, Mr. Vaughan worked for the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and as a summer associate for Keegan Werlin. Mr. Vaughan received his Bachelor of Arts in political science, cum laude, from Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. At Salve Regina University, he was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society and a Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society Honoree. ​ He brings a wide berth of experience to the firm; before joining the firm in 2016, Mr. Vaughan practiced law at Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, handling civil litigation matters, and Northern LNG LLC, a small energy start-up. Education Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 2014 Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, B.A. Political Science, 2011 Member, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Honor Society; Honoree, Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society

Administrative & Energy Law; Public Utilities Anna Rendell-Baker joined Keegan Werlin as an associate in September of 2022. Anna Rendell-Baker Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: arendell-baker@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Connecticut Rhode Island Ms. Rendell-Baker received her Juris Doctor from University of Connecticut School of Law. Following her first year of law school, she interned with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, helping to provide legal aid to the local communities in Hartford County. During her second year, she interned with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, primarily aiding the energy law attorneys in researching and attending rate cases. During her third year, she interned with Eversource primarily working with regulatory issues such as the transition to renewable energy and rate cases. She then interned for Day Pitney, assisting in research on EV policy and the transition from natural gas. Education Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont, B.S. May 2017 University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, J.D., May 2022