Thomas Gross

Attorney with over 30 years of experience focused on complex transactions and regulations, both domestic and international with an emphasis on energy projects.

Corporate Law and M&A

4 Publications

Professional Profile

Thomas Gross is an attorney in Washington, DC, with over 30 years of experience focused on complex transactions and regulations, both domestic and international with an emphasis on energy projects. His transactional background includes project-financing deals in the $250 million to $500 million range and work with financial institutions to obtain loan approvals and ratings from S&P and other institutions.

He served as an attorney and Deputy Assistant General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy supervising up to 40 attorneys on a number of politically and legally sensitive energy matters. He helped formulate and draft cutting edge energy rules and regulations that reshaped the electric and natural gas industry as it exists today, allowing flexibility in supply sources and transmission for large end users such as data centers.

He has extensive international experience working with foreign governments on legal and regulatory reform designed to promote investment capital, including analyzing and drafting new energy laws for countries such as Indonesia, Bulgaria, and the Dominican Republic. He also has significant experience with blockchain and cryptocurrencies, including review of ICO and STO documentation and regulatory approvals.

Signature Focus

Energy Regulatory Experience

Thomas served as an attorney and Deputy Assistant General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy, supervising up to 40 attorneys on politically and legally sensitive energy matters.

Energy Projects and Data Center Relevance

He helped formulate and draft cutting edge energy rules and regulations that reshaped the electric and natural gas industry as it exists today, allowing flexibility in supply sources and transmission for large end users such as data centers.

Deep Transactional and Finance Experience

His transactional background includes project-financing deals in the $250 million to $500 million range and work with financial institutions to obtain loan approvals and ratings from S&P and other institutions.

Technical and Blockchain Fluency

Thomas was trained as a physicist and has significant experience with blockchain and cryptocurrencies, including review of ICO and STO documentation and regulatory approvals.

Areas of Focus

Energy projects and energy-related transactional strategy
Energy regulation, electric power, natural gas, supply flexibility, and transmission matters
Data center-related energy, infrastructure, and regulatory planning
Complex domestic and international transactions
Project finance and large-scale energy construction matters
Legal and regulatory reform to support investment capital
Blockchain and cryptocurrency regulatory analysis
ICO and STO documentation review and regulatory approvals
Corporate governance, distributed ledger security, licensing, contracts, and FCPA issues
Securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border business strategy
Intellectual property rights related to blockchain and technology-related legal issues
Regulatory strategy for technically sophisticated and highly regulated matters

Credentials & Recognition

Energy projects, complex transactions, project finance, energy regulation, data center-related energy matters, international legal and regulatory reform, blockchain and cryptocurrency matters, corporate governance, distributed ledger security, licensing, contracts, FCPA issues, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions.

Former attorney and Deputy Assistant General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy, supervising up to 40 attorneys on politically and legally sensitive energy matters.

Graduate MS, Stanford University

Advanced degrees from Stanford University and Case Western Reserve University

Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court

Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, teaching Corporate Law and Securities, and International Business Transactions and Finance in the Graduate Business School.

Commercial pilot license holder, instrument rated, with a multidisciplinary background spanning physics, law, finance, energy, technology, and international transactions.

Global business commentary on international economic and regulatory issues

Thomas is a regular guest and commentator for Global Business, an international business broadcast televised worldwide. His commentary draws on decades of experience in regulation, energy, finance, cross-border transactions, and emerging technology.

His interviews provide public-facing insight into global business issues, economic policy, energy regulation, and the legal frameworks that shape international markets.

Strategic counsel for energy projects, data center-related energy issues, complex transactions, project finance, energy regulation, international regulatory matters, blockchain and cryptocurrency issues, and technically sophisticated legal challenges across domestic and global markets.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Matters described here reflect work performed by the attorney, in some cases with other counsel or at a prior firm, and outcomes depend on the specific facts and law of each matter.

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