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Boston, MA  02110-2602
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Vincent DeVito
Partner

Vincent DeVito is a corporate and regulatory attorney with a business focus on energy and clean technologies. Vincent's international practice is headquartered at Bowditch & Dewey, LLP's Boston office. Mr. DeVito is experienced in renewable energy development and corporate sustainability issues and has closely worked on legislative and regulatory corporate disclosure and compliance matters at the state, national, and international levels. Vincent has strategically advised members of the President's Cabinet, governors, ambassadors, and corporate leaders. Mr. DeVito currently serves as Director of the Institute for Energy and Sustainability in Central Massachusetts, sits on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Midwest Institute in Washington, DC, is a member of the Worcester City Manager's Energy Task Force, and sits on the Advisory Board of Greenopolis.com. Mr. DeVito's clients include utilities, corporations, investors, and entrepreneurs in the energy efficiency and clean energy generation sectors.

Mr. DeVito has worked in the general counsel's office of the U. S. Department of Energy and has served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs. In that capacity, he was responsible for developing strategic policy and international cooperation. Vincent oversaw the Climate Change Technology Program, and maintains government and industry contacts worldwide. While at the Department of Energy, Mr. DeVito served as the U.S. manager of the North American Energy Working Group, a task force created to pursue the development of a fully integrated North American energy market. Mr. DeVito was counsel to the U.S.-Canada Power Outage Task Force that was established as a result of the electricity blackout in August 2003. Immediately prior to joining the Department of Energy, Mr. DeVito served as an energy lawyer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts within the legislature and at the Department of Public Utilities. In those capacities, he pursued the development and implementation of the state’s electric utility deregulation plan. All along Mr. DeVito has taken time to serve as a professional manager for several state and national political campaigns, and recently served as a manager for Massachusetts Governor William Weld’s last gubernatorial campaign.

Mr. DeVito is a frequent television commentator, speaker and author on issues regarding energy and climate change and has delivered numerous regulatory and policy addresses before such organizations as The World Energy Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Energy Agency, the Western Hemispheric Energy Ministerial, the Asian Pacific Economic Council, the Chatham House of London, the Center for Strategic International Studies, the International Energy Forum, and the Council for Environmental Cooperation. Mr. DeVito also issues a newsletter that currently focuses on renewable energy, clean technologies and the opportunities, challenges, and business solutions presented by modern market polices.

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Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York and the District of Columbia
Background
Representative Experience
Professional/Community Affiliations
Speaking Engagements
9/16/10Vincent DeVito to speak at Alternative Renewable Energy Green Conference
4/15/10Vincent DeVito to speak at WPI
11/19/09Vincent DeVito to speak at Environmental Markets 2009
10/1/09Vincent DeVito on Energy Special Interest Group Panel
9/10/09Vincent DeVito to chair panel at Cleantech Forum Boston
8/5/09Vincent DeVito to speak at the Association of Defense Communities Annual Conference
7/16/09Vincent DeVito to Appear on CNBC
5/28/09Vincent DeVito to speak at Sustainability Innovation Forum 2009
4/16/09Vincent DeVito to speak at Community Leadership Forum
3/25/09Vincent DeVito to speak at Energy Spending Webinar
2/12/09Vincent DeVito to Speak at Boston Area Solar Energy Association Program
9/24/08Vincent DeVito to speak at 2nd US Carbon Finance Forum
4/26/10Vincent DeVito Quoted Regarding Institute for Energy and Sustainability
3/30/10Vincent DeVito Quoted in Worcester Telegram & Gazette
3/9/10Vincent DeVito Elected to Board of Directors of The Northeast-Midwest Institute
1/25/10Vincent DeVito Appointed to Energy Task Force
12/17/09Vincent DeVito Quoted in Mass High Tech Article
11/12/09Vincent DeVito Named Interim Director of The Institute for Energy and Sustainability
11/2/09Vincent DeVito Interviewed on CNBC
6/9/09Vincent DeVito to chair panel at Cleantech Forum Boston
3/25/09Vincent DeVito Quoted in Worcester Business Journal
3/16/09Vincent DeVito and AREA on Stimulus Package
1/26/09Vincent DeVito quoted in Boston Globe
12/16/08Vincent DeVito Quoted in Law360
10/14/08Vincent DeVito Quoted in Worcester Business Journal
7/15/08Vincent DeVito Joins the Firm
6/3/10Vincent DeVito talks about attracting Renewable Energy Companies to Central New England
2/16/10Renewable Energy Resource Integration Target of FERC's Most Recent Notice of Inquiry ("NOI")
9/18/09Vincent DeVito quoted in Law 360
4/27/09Energy Tax Provisions Under Federal Law
2/18/09The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Renewable Energy
1/16/09Clean Technology Initiatives Update
10/24/08Taking Advantage of Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Incentives
9/3/08Navigating the Law in the Modern Energy Economy
7/22/08Applying International Climate Standards to Businesses, A Massachusetts Update: Taking Advantage of Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Incentives
B.A., 1988, Hartwick College
J.D., 1995, Massachusetts School of Law