Andrew Shaw uses his public policy experience and knowledge of Congress and the executive branch to guide clients on federal legislative and regulatory issues impacting the energy sector. Andrew represents companies across the nuclear, electricity, renewables, and oil and gas sectors on complex federal policy, regulatory and market issues. Leveraging over two decades of public policy experience, Andrew develops and implements strategies to advance clients’ commercial objectives through engagement with Congress, federal agencies, industry associations and non-governmental organizations. His practice includes work on clean energy incentives, climate change mitigation and adaptation, the Clean Air Act, energy market, tax, trade and foreign policy issues. In particular, his practice focuses on foreign-owned and multinational energy companies, on cross-border investment, trade policy and geopolitical risk.
He advises clients on a range of issues related to nuclear energy.
Andrew worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a clerk for both the Federal Facilities Enforcement Office in Washington, DC, and the EPA’s Region 7 headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas. At the EPA, he focused on compliance and enforcement issues related to the CAA, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
In addition, Andrew worked for Representative Dennis Moore (D-KS), advising on issues and initiatives in the agriculture, education, energy, environmental and transportation sectors. He assisted in developing consumer safety legislation — which subsequently became law — that requires companies manufacture child-resistant portable gasoline containers.