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Environmental, Land Use & Administrative Law; Litigation and Appeals Barry P. Fogel is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP and became the initial member of its Environmental, Municipal and Land Use Practice. Barry P. Fogel Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: bfogel@keeganwerlin.com ● Environmental Law ● Land Use Law ● Administrative Law ● Litigation & Appeals Bar Admissions Massachusetts District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit U.S. District Court District of MA Mr. Fogel's Clients include a wide variety of businesses, institutions, municipalities, individuals, and citizen groups engaged in land use development, real estate transactions, and permit and enforcement proceedings involving compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and land use regulations. ​ A major portion of Mr. Fogel's practice involves working with clients and their consultants to guide proposals for new or modified projects through all levels of environmental impact review and permitting including industrial and commercial facilities; energy and infrastructure projects; and other land uses and developments that require approvals for waste-site remediation, site review planning, waste discharges, air emissions, and resolution of liability disputes. ​ Mr. Fogel has extensive experience with projects that require permits and licenses for activities in and near inland and coastal wetlands and other protected resource areas. He also regularly manages cases involving administrative appeals, resolution of enforcement notices, and civil disputes involving litigation and mediation. ​ Prior to joining the firm in 1991, Mr. Fogel worked for six years as a Deputy General Counsel and Regional Director with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Before that, he served as Counsel to the District of Columbia City Council's Committee on Transportation and Environmental Affairs, and as counsel to the Chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Representative Cases Verrill Farms, LLC v. Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, 86 Mass.App.Ct. 577 (2014) ​ Ten Persons of the Commonwealth et al. v. Fellsway Development LLC et als., 460 Mass. 366 (2011) ​ Brockton Power Company LLC vs. City of Brockton & others, Appeals Court Docket No. 2012-P-214, Memorandum and Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28; by the Court (Kantrowitz, Sikora & Sullivan, JJ.), November 21, 2012 Education American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., J.D., 1982 Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, B.A., Geology and Earth Sciences, 1976 Conservation Commission of Brockton vs. Department of Environmental Protection & another, Appeals Court Docket No. 2011-P-766 (April 19, 2012) ​ Brockton Power Company, LLC v. Planning Bd. of City of Brockton, 2011 WL 3655178 (Mass.Land Ct.), August 19, 2011

Diversity Committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our Commitment Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is a significant principle in our firm’s culture. We strive to support organizations that have the same ideals as we do and we are honored to work with clients who further diversity, inclusion and antiracism at their institutions. Keegan Werlin LLP is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture but our reputation. We embrace our employees’ differences in age, color, ethnicity, family and marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee Keegan Werlin LLP's Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee was created to further the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives and assist in their strategy and planning as well as take concrete action within our community to bring about position change toward racial justice and equity for all people. We are committed to the furtherance of antiracism, defined as the creation and proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes and actions that produce equitable power, access, opportunities, treatment and outcomes for all. We believe that racial equity is achieved when no group experiences an advantage or disadvantage on basis of race or ethnicity. Diversity and Inclusion Action Programs and Involvement Keegan Werlin LLP is serious about furthering diversity, inclusiveness and antiracism within the firm, the legal profession, and the broader community. We believe that diversity and inclusion can, in part, be meaningfully fostered by action on the community level. To that point, we maintain and will continue to develop memberships with organizations that we have vetted and found to have the structure and leadership in place to advance diversity, inclusion and antiracism in the legal community, consistent with Keegan Werlin LLP’s beliefs. We also encourage engagement of our employees in the discussion and development of policies regarding recruitment, retention, and promotion of a diverse workforce at all levels of Keegan Werlin LLP. In keeping with our commitment to community involvement, as a firm, we have partnered with two external resources, Bottom Line of Massachusetts and Crossroads of Massachusetts, to work with and mentor students from primarily low-income and first-generation college-seeking backgrounds. We strongly support these partner organizations in their missions to foster high school and college students to succeed in their life visions and help them to define career goals. Keegan Werlin is actively involved at a personal level with career networking, micro-internships, interview prep, job shadows and mentoring students from these organizations. Keegan Werlin sponsors job shadowing programs with Boston Public Schools, has volunteered with the Essex County Habitat for Humanity, and attends a number of community programs such as Teen Challenge, College Bound Dorchester, the Inner City Scholarship Fund, Camp Courant, Pitching in for Kids, New England Women in Energy and the Environment and other groups. Keegan Werlin is also a member of the national Law Firm Antiracist Alliance (“LFAA”), a consortium of law firms with the shared vison to use our collective talents and resources to assist all people in our communities who can benefit from a more equal society. As stated in its charter, the purpose of the LFAA is “To leverage the resources of the private bar in partnership with legal services organizations to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism, to better use the law as a vehicle for change that benefits communities of color and to promote racial equity in the law.” Inclusion and Diversity Suppliers When choosing suppliers, we opt to utilize vendors who are champions of diversity whenever possible. Keegan Werlin LLP is proud to be a corporate partner with: Bottom Line helps first-generation students from low-income backgrounds get into college, graduate, and go far in life. Change a Life. Change Everything. At Crossroads, we believe that long-term empowerment programs plus consistent positive relationships are the keys to transforming youth who risk being defined by their past into young adults capable of defining their futures. Being antiracist requires work on many fronts. LFAA recognizes and embraces the role that law firms, particularly when acting collectively, can play to help bring about systemic change and racial equity in the law. LFAA’s goal is simple: racial equity. Facilitating pro bono work is the primary mechanism by which we pursue this goal. ​ Our Attorneys Learn More

Energy, Contract, Regulatory, & Administrative Law David S. Rosenzweig is Executive Partner at Keegan Werlin LLP and Chair of the Firm’s Energy Siting & Permitting Practice, representing clients before state regulatory agencies, local permitting authorities and the Massachusetts courts. He advises a wide array of electric and gas companies, energy project developers and end users on issues concerning the siting, permitting and licensing of energy facilities, rates, planning, energy procurement and transmission arrangements. David S. Rosenzweig Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: drosen@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Regulatory Law ● Contract Law Bar Admissions U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit U.S. District Court District of MA U.S. Supreme Court Massachusetts New Hampshire Mr. Rosenzweig’s siting expertise includes: electric transmission lines (underground, aboveground and underwater); natural gas, oil and coal-fired electric generating facilities; interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines; natural gas storage facilities; and solar, wind and battery storage renewable energy facilities. He represented the region's first large-scale, offshore wind power project in obtaining its state and local permits, licenses and siting approvals for energy infrastructure facilities from the Energy Facilities Siting Board, the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, the Department of Environmental Protection and various other state and local agencies, boards and governmental authorities. ​ He has also represented utility companies and project developers in judicial proceedings in state and federal courts, including the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, regarding challenges to permits and approvals initiated by project opponents. Mr. Rosenzweig has also represented the region's electric and natural gas distribution companies on all regulatory matters before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. He has negotiated electric and gas supply agreements for large institutional energy users and power sale agreements for wholesale electric generators. He has advised clients in restructurings, buydowns and buyouts of power sale agreements between competitive wholesale generators and electric distribution companies. In addition, he has counseled clients on transmission, power delivery and project interconnection issues concerning the New England Power Pool and the New England Independent System Operator. Mr. Rosenzweig has also performed regulatory and permitting due diligence reviews for asset acquisitions of natural gas, oil and coal-fired electric generating facilities. Before joining the firm in 1990, Mr. Rosenzweig worked at Boston Edison Company for seven years in a variety of legal, financial, rate and planning areas. Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., cum laude, 1988 ​ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, M.B.A., 1982 ​ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, B.S. Management, 1981 Recognitions "The Best Lawyers In America" 2007 - 2022 Associations Boston Bar Association ​ Massachusetts Bar Association

Public Utilities, Energy Law; Regulatory & Administrative Molly Karg Agostinelli is an associate attorney at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy, regulatory, and public utility law. Molly K. Agostinelli Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: magostinelli@keeganwerlin.com ● Regulatory & Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Massachusetts Ms. Agostinelli’s experience at the firm focuses on ratemaking and storm recovery work in Massachusetts. ​ ​ While attending law school, Ms. Agostinelli interned with the MA Department of Public Utilities. Prior to joining the firm in May 2023, Ms. Agostinelli worked as senior associate with the Mergers & Acquisitions department at KPMG LLP in Boston. Prior to Law school, Ms. Agostinelli served as regulatory coordinator at a financial consulting firm serving regulated natural gas, electric, and water utilities in performing return on equity testimony for ratemaking purposes and energy market assessment before the MA DPU, FERC, and other US/Canadian utility regulatory agencies. Education B.A. 2014, Boston University ​ J.D. 2020, Boston College Law School

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.

Real Estate Development & Permitting Brian Golden serves as Partner and Chair of the Real Estate Development & Permitting practice. Brian Golden Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: bgolden@keeganwerlin.com ● Real Estate Development & Permitting Practice Bar Admissions Massachusetts Brian Golden served for more than eight years as Director of the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), managing the largest building boom in Boston’s history, while ushering in policy and public process reforms to improve the lives of Bostonians. As the longest serving chief executive in the agency’s history, he focused on improving transparency, accountability, and community engagement, while increasing affordable housing, economic development, and climate resiliency across Boston’s neighborhoods. Golden led an intensive operational reform effort over multiple years and rebranded the agency from the former Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to the Boston Planning & Development Agency to better reflect the agency’s mission. ​ During his tenure, 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, over 90,000 construction jobs, and 46,000 additional induced (indirect) 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. As Director, Golden oversaw 20 million square feet of BPDA-owned property, including the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park (RLFMP) and the Charlestown Navy Yard (CNY), prioritizing public land for public good. ​ In July 2022, Golden traveled to Singapore to accept an international planning award on behalf of the City of Boston. The 2020 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize honored Boston with a Special Mention based on the city’s holistic work on climate resilience, improving housing affordability and mobility options, and fostering civic participation. Boston was the only city in the United States honored in the 2020 prize cycle, and one of only four cities honored worldwide. ​ An attorney since 1993, Golden is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston. He was also the New England Regional Director at the US Department of Health and Human Services, a Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and a Non-Executive Director at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Golden has served as a US Army officer, active duty and reserve, for more than 25 years. His military experience includes duty in Bosnia, Iraq, and Israel/West Bank. His military awards include the Bronze Star Medal for service in Iraq and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for service in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Education College of William and Mary, School of Law, JD, 1992 ​ U.S. Army War College, Master's Degree, Strategic Studies, 2014 ​ Harvard College, Bachelor of Arts, Government, 1987

Public Utility, Energy, & Administrative Law; Telecommunication Steven Frias is an associate at Keegan Werlin LLP. He specializes in public utility, energy and regulatory, telecommunications, and administrative law. Steven Frias Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: sfrias@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities ● Telecommunication Bar Admissions Massachusetts U.S. District Court District of RI Rhode Island Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Frias served as Senior Legal Counsel to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission for two years. He then served as Executive Counsel of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission and Legal Counsel to the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board for six years. During his employment as Executive Counsel, he authored “Beyond 271 – From an Open Market to a Fully Competitive Market: A Roadmap for State Commissions,” for the NRRI Journal of Applied Regulation. Before entering public service, Mr. Frias served as an associate at Zizik, LaSalle & Power, P.C., specializing in litigation. ​ Since 1999, Mr. Frias has taught Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Rhode Island, a seminar at the Institute for Paralegal Education. Memberships & Associations Rhode Island Bar Association R.I. Representative and Member of the RNC Budget Committee, Republican National Committee ​ Board Member, Cranston Historical Society 2009 - 2017 ​ Contributing Opinion Columnist, Cranston Herald 2012 - 2013, 2019 - Present ​ Contributing Opinion Columnist, Providence Journal 2013 - 2016 ​ Commissioner, Cranston City Planning Commission, 2021 - Present ​ Treasurer, R.I. Semiquincentennial (250th) Commission, 2021 - Present ​ Chairman, Cranston Charter Review Commission, 2019 - 2020 Published Works Cranston and Its Mayors: A History, The History Press, Charleston SC, 2011 Beyond 271 - From an Open Market to a Fully Competitive Market, NRRI Journal of Applied Regulation, 1, 2003 Flagrant Disregard for Tradition, Suffolk University Law Review, 30, 1997 Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, , J.D., cum laude, 1997 Law Review: Suffolk University Law Review, 1996 - 1997 Awards: Dean’s List 1995-97; Best Case Comment, Law Review Staff Competition, 1996; Semi-Finalist, Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1996; Best Brief Writer, First Year Moot Court Section Competition 1995; Best Oral Advocate, First Year Moot Court Section Competition, 1995 ​ Brown University, Providence, RI, B.A. Political Science and International Relations, 1993 Representative Cases NSTAR Electric Company, D.P.U. 17-05 ​ NSTAR Gas Company, D.P.U. 19-120 ​ NSTAR Gas Company, D.P.U. 20-76 Brookline, Case No. 9752 Classes & Seminars Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Rhode Island, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1999 - Present Recognitions Coolidge Prize for Journalism, 2015

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 Rhode Island Massachusetts 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 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

Public Utilities, Energy, & Administrative Law Daniel P. Venora is a partner in Keegan Werlin LLP’s energy and regulatory practice, specializing in energy, regulatory and public utility law. Mr. Venora represents regulated electric, natural gas and water utilities, telecommunications companies, and other entities. Daniel P. Venora Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: dvenora@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire New York U.S. District Court of Connecticut Mr. Venora represents clients in state administrative agency proceedings in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, including court appeals from administrative agency decisions. His public utilities experience includes advocacy and strategic guidance before state regulatory commissions on public utility rates, mergers and acquisitions, strategic business transactions, prudence reviews and cost recovery, renewable energy, and infrastructure siting. His infrastructure siting experience includes cases before state siting boards for approvals of electric generation plants, substations, transmission lines, and telecommunications facilities. Mr. Venora has handled numerous regulatory adjudications and investigatory proceedings involving significant economic, operational and public policy issues. His work has included multi-state approvals of public utility holding company mergers, including a 2012 merger to form New England's largest electric and gas utility holding company, as well as water company mergers and acquisitions, and telephone company mergers and bankruptcy restructuring. His work has also included prudence reviews and cost recovery litigation for electric distribution companies related to catastrophic storms between 2011 - 2020; authorization of utility-owned solar generation facilities; generation asset divestitures and related matters to implement Connecticut's electric restructuring law; as well as numerous public utility rate cases in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Mr. Venora has also advised clients on state legislative issues and has provided testimony at legislative hearings on issues of energy policy and utility law. ​ Before joining Keegan Werlin in 2014, Mr. Venora served in the position of Assistant General Counsel with Northeast Utilities from 1989-2007. St. John's University School of Law, J.D., cum laude 1984 St. John's Law Review, 1982-1984 ​ Fordham University, B.A., 1981 Connecticut Bar Association: - Public Utility Law Section, Executive Committee Member and Past Chair - Administrative Law Section New Hampshire Bar Association Recognitions Certified as AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated, in the area of Utility Law. ​ Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2020 ​ The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 - 2023 Memberships & Associations Education

Real Estate Development & Permitting; Energy Siting Sean P. Nehill serves as Senior Counsel for the Real Estate Development & Permitting Practice, as well as the Energy Siting Practice. Sean P. Nehill Boston Office Phone: 617-951-1400 Fax: 617-951-1354 Email: snehill@keeganwerlin.com ● Real Estate Development & Permitting ● Energy Siting Bar Admissions Massachusetts U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit Sean Nehill brings almost 16 years of public sector experience from the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) Office of General Counsel and the City of Boston’s Office of Corporation Counsel. Most recently, Nehill served as Associate General Counsel for the BPDA where he negotiated and structured permitting documents under Article 80 of the Boston Zoning Code and the Inclusionary Development Policy. In addition, he advised BPDA senior leadership and staff on all legal issues related to the management and disposition of its real estate portfolio located in the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, while also providing counsel on obligations arising under the Open Meeting Law, the Public Records Law, the Conflict of Interest Law, and public procurement law. During his tenure with the BPDA, Nehill successfully represented the agency before the Attorney General’s Division of Open Government, the Attorney General’s Bid Unit, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Division of Public Records. Nehill served as counsel on the negotiation and sale of the City of Boston’s Winthrop Square Garage, one of the most significant public land transfers in the city’s history, resulting in over $150 million to support the City of Boston. Prior to joining the BPDA in 2015, Nehill served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston for almost nine years. Across a variety of leadership roles, his work included representing the City of Boston in tax litigation matters before the Land Court, providing in-house counsel to numerous City departments, including the Board of Appeal, the Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing, the Election Department, and the Inspectional Services Department, and defending these same departments in litigation matters ranging from breach of contract actions to complaints alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act. Education The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, JD ​ Boston College, BA Associations Boston Bar Association