Nicholas Preservati

Member at Spilman Thomas & Battle, Co-Chair, Energy Practice Group. 25 years of experience in the energy industry as a C-suite executive, general counsel and litigator. His primary area of practice is energy law with an emphasis in complex litigation and energy/climate policy. Defending energy clients in all facets of litigation, including complex, “bet-the-company” matters; representing corporate plaintiffs in multi-million-dollar litigation; advising federal and state legislators on energy issues; represented global Fortune 100 company and served as de facto general counsel for multiple subsidiaries As in-house counsel for Fortune 500 electric utility, litigated and managed thousands of personal injury, asbestos and wrongful death cases; drafted West Virginia statutes and regulations regarding the drilling and operation of oil and natural gas wells and natural gas pipeline safety Vice Chair, West Virginia Public Energy Authority