Frank J. Pergolizzi

Practice Areas

Mr. Pergolizzi has represented shippers in transportation related matters for over thirty years. Clients include some of the nation’s largest intermodal, coal and other shippers. Mr. Pergolizzi has extensive litigation experience relating to transportation, fuel supply and other energy related contract disputes before federal and state courts, and commercial arbitration panels. This litigation has covered a wide variety of disputes relating to price renegotiation and price reopener provisions, fuel surcharges, compliance with service standards, and force majeure disputes. As a result of Mr. Pergolizzi’s litigation efforts, his clients have been able to achieve substantial reductions in their transportation and fuel supply costs.

Mr. Pergolizzi also maintains an active regulatory practice before the Surface Transportation Board that has included the representation of shippers in maximum rail rate litigation, rail merger proceedings, demurrage disputes, unreasonable practice claims and competitive rail access proceedings. In addition, Mr. Pergolizzi has represented a number of short-line railroads in their formation and receipt of necessary regulatory approvals.

Career

Mr. Pergolizzi has been representing shippers at Slover & Loftus LLP since 1988. Prior to joining Slover & Loftus he served as a Visiting Fellow at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

Publications

Editor, "Coal Supply Contracts” (Chapter 23) (Matthew Bender 2012 ed.) and “Coal” (Chapter 55), Energy Law and Transactions (Matthew Bender 2012 and 2013 ed.), Editor, Matthew Bender, Energy Law and Transactions, Energy, 2012