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FN:Charles W. Whitney
TEL;WORK:404.253.6940
TEL;FAX:404.759.2158
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:CWWhitney@duanemorris.com
N:Whitney; Charles
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP<br />Atlantic Center Plaza<br />1180 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 700<br />Atlanta, GA  30309-3448<br />USA<br />
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Charles W. Whitney focuses his practice on energy, particularly nuclear energy, regulatory, construction and labor law. He has legal experience that spans a broad range of activities in both private practice and as chief counsel to a nuclear generating plant project. He has represented independent power producers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors in the development, construction and operation of power projects in Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. His nuclear work has included negotiating and documenting all commercial activities, including procurement, architect and engineering services, contractor agreements, and labor agreements; construction claim litigation; applying for and prosecuting a license to operate the facility from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); negotiating and documenting the resolution of warranty and contract claims against suppliers, vendors, and professional service providers; and "whistleblower" defense at the NRC and the Department of Labor. His practice has also included extensive work in labor and employment discrimination; certification, enforcement, and rate-making proceedings before state and federal regulators; and general trial work.

In addition to practicing law for 20 years, Mr. Whitney has more than 10 years of experience in senior management in the electricity industry, including both the regulated and unregulated aspects of the business. His management experience includes the construction of a nuclear electric generating plant; regional vice president in charge of electric operations, vice president in charge of European business development, and the first president and chief executive officer of the newly established European subsidiary of a major international energy company, where he was responsible for strategy development and implementation, and executive director of the company's activities in Europe and Africa.

Mr. Whitney has played a leadership role in energy and project finance development activities regarding energy privatization and acquisitions in Europe, Korea and Mexico. He has been recognized by his peers as a "Georgia Super Lawyer," has been recognized by and listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. A member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association, he is active in Atlanta's civic community and is past chair of the board of trustees of SciTrek - The Science and Technology Museum of Georgia. He is a 1977 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law and a graduate of Wright State University.

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