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Balch & Bingham Welcomes Ben Barrow to Globally Ranked Energy Practice

Balch & Bingham is pleased to announce that Ben Barrow has joined the firm’s Birmingham Office as part of the firm’s globally ranked Energy Practice. 

Ben’s practice will focus on federal and state energy regulatory matters, where he will assist clients in navigating complex regulatory landscapes across the energy sector.

Ben received his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law. He serves at Co-Chair for the Class of 2022 for the Alabama Law Alumni Society.

Ben is an active member of the Birmingham community, serving as a young partner on the board of First Light, a local women’s shelter, and volunteering with Rotaract. Additionally, Ben serves on the board of Greater Crestwood, LLC, fostering community initiatives for the Crestwood neighborhoods.

For more than 100 years, Balch's Energy Practice has been at the forefront of the energy sector, helping clients navigate complex challenges, market demands and emerging technologies.  We represent a wide range of entities in the energy arenas—ranging from electric utilities, energy cooperatives, independent power producers, project developers, and investment funds.

Balch's deep bench of talent includes some of the industry's leading practitioners, who regularly appear before state public utility commissions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Ninety percent of the firm’s attorneys work with Energy and/or Natural Resources clients.

The firm’s Energy Practice, also strengthened by new additions including Drew Johnson, Grant Eskelson and Jeff Sharkey, is primed for continued success and innovation in meeting the needs of the energy sector.