Andrew Averbach to Chair Nuclear Law Committee of ABA’s Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section

Womble Bond Dickinson Partner Andrew Averbach has been named Chairman of the Nuclear Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section. He will serve a one-year term in this role.

Before joining Womble, Averbach served as Solicitor of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he was the agency’s highest-ranking appellate litigator and led its nationwide appellate docket.

At the firm, he advises clients on nuclear regulatory, administrative, and appellate matters, including complex litigation and regulatory challenges under the Atomic Energy Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. He represents clients on reactor and materials licenses, consolidated spent fuel storage facilities, license renewals, environmental impact statements, and federal preemption, helping them navigate high-stakes federal litigation and regulatory review.

Averbach also is a frequent author and speaker on legal issues impacting the nuclear energy sector.