Kathryn Patton
Vice President and General Counsel
Before joining Clean Line, Kathy served as Deputy General Counsel for Allegheny Energy, Inc., where she oversaw legal matters for Allegheny’s regulated electric utilities and transmission companies, and served as the company’s Chief Compliance Officer. While at Allegheny, Kathy led the effort for obtaining regulatory approval for construction of the Trans Allegheny Interstate Line Project. Prior to Allegheny, Kathy was with Dynegy, serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Illinois Power Company and Northern Natural Gas Company, and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Dynegy Inc. While at Illinois Power, she was responsible for the legal and regulatory affairs of the company, as well as the corporate strategy function. Prior to joining Dynegy, Kathy was an associate with the law firm of John, Hengerer & Esposito in Washington, D.C.
Kathy is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She earned her Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the District of Columbia Bar and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bar.