David Zambito

David represents clients in the energy (natural gas and electricity), water, wastewater, telecommunications, and transportation industries. He is experienced in base rate, certificate of public convenience, purchased gas cost, steam cost, distribution system improvement charge, electric and natural gas supplier licensing, formal complaint, safety investigation, securities registration, management audit, affiliated interest, rulemaking, policy-making, and tariff proceedings before the PA Public Utility Commission. He has successfully handled approvals of mergers and acquisitions of regulated public utilities, including acquisitions by equity funds, and has helped to defend utilities against a hostile takeover attempt. He has also represented clients in disputes between regulated public utilities and municipal authorities, and has assisted developers and large institutional clients (such as universities and health systems) in negotiating utility contracts.

David is chair of the firm's Utility & Energy Practice Group, Office Managing Partner of the firm’s Harrisburg, PA, office, and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and Marketing Committee. He has previously served on the firm’s Management Committee and as Co-Chair of the Shareholding Nominating Committee.

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Public Utility Law Section

Affiliate Member, Energy Association of Pennsylvania

Order Sons of Italy in America - Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

The American Legion

Dickinson School of Law

J.D.

1997

Grove City College

B.A., magna cum laude

1994