Former Chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission Joins Holland & Knight
January 17, 2006
Braulio Baez - Miami
MIAMI – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Braulio Baez, former
chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), has joined the firm’s
Public Policy & Regulation Practice as Senior Counsel. Baez, who will be based
in the firm’s Miami office, brings to the firm a wealth of experience in key
areas of Government Law, including public utility, energy, telecommunications
and water law matters.
Baez has served as an FPSC commissioner since 2000, and as chairman for the
past two years. In these roles, he assisted in regulating Florida’s electric and
gas utilities, telecommunications companies, and water and wastewater utilities.
Prior to serving on the FPSC, he was an attorney in Miami with a statewide
practice representing municipal and county governments in telecommunications,
cable franchising and other regulatory matters.
“Braulio Baez is an outstanding addition to Holland & Knight’s Public Policy
& Regulation Practice,” said Bruce May, head of the firm’s Energy Team and a
partner in the Tallahassee office.
“His experience as chair of the FPSC
has given him a thorough understanding of the pressing telecommunications,
energy and public utility infrastructure issues that confront our clients here
in Florida. That experience, coupled with his extensive knowledge of complex
public utility and telecommunications matters throughout the country, will
enhance our firm’s ability to provide excellent and efficient legal services to
our clients nationwide.”
Baez has been an active member of the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners and has served as president of the Southeastern
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. He was named to the State
Regulatory Advisory Council to the FCC Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity
in the Digital Age. He is a member of the Florida Bar, a graduate of Leadership
Florida and a past director of the Hispanic Bar Association, 2nd Judicial
District.
A native of South Florida, Baez received his undergraduate degree from
Florida International University in 1988, and his J.D. from Nova University,
Shepard Broad Law Center, in 1993.
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