Areas of Practice
- Biofuels
- Climate Change
- Strategic Advice & Policy Development
- Energy Technologies
- Advanced Coal & Fossil Fuels
- Renewable Energy
- Environment
- Project Development & Permitting
- Water Regulation
- Government Relations & Public Policy
- Clean Technologies
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Infrastructure Investment
- Public Lands & Natural Resources
- Project Development & Permitting
- Water Resources
- Transportation
Industries
Education
- J.D., Louisiana State University Law School, 1972 (Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review)
- B.S., Louisiana State University, 1970
Bar and Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Louisiana
For This Professional
Robert G. Szabo
Member
Seventh Floor
Washington DC 20007
TEL: 202.298.1920
FAX: 202.338.2416
rgs@vnf.com
Bob Szabo counsels and advocates to the Congress and the Executive Branch agencies and departments on behalf of firm clients in the areas of federal energy, environmental, land and water, public policy, and transportation law.
Among recent or ongoing client issues are: representing the State of Louisiana in its effort to achieve federal funding for coastal restoration; assisting a cellulosic ethanol producer in its effort to develop a commercial-scale ethanol facility; representing a major international mining firm in its effort to position itself for potential Global Climate Change regulation; advocating the interests of a diverse group of “captive” rail customers; representing a British deregulated utility company with respect to its participation in the deregulated U.S. electricity and natural gas retail markets; representing a client with respect to its pending hydro relicensing; and representing a number of clients on federal wetlands permitting efforts.
Government Service
Senior Legislative Assistant, Senator J. Bennett Johnston, (D-LA), U.S. Senate, 1975-1978
Law Clerk, Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1972-1973
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association
Honors & Distinctions
- In 2007, Mr. Szabo was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America guide.
Articles
Speaking Engagements
- Prospects for Rail Regulatory Reform: A Shipper Perspective, September 12, 2007
News
- VNF’s Bob Szabo Quoted in Washington Post Article on Rail Industry
- VNF Clients Announce Plans to Produce 100 Million Gallons of Biodiesel
- Bob Szabo Testifies Before Congress on the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
- VNF's Bob Szabo Quoted in USA Today on Rail Monopoly Issues
- Seven Van Ness Feldman Attorneys Named Best Lawyers, in 2007
- Van Ness Feldman Helps Celunol Corporation* Open First Demonstration-Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in the U.S.