An attorney with 23 years experience in public utility matters, Mr. Giordano has been centrally involved in many of the most important energy issues in the State of Illinois. Mr. Giordano:

• Established Giordano & Neilan, Ltd., Chicago's first law firm devoted to energy and telecommunications.
• Was the lead consumer negotiator of an historic settlement with Commonwealth Edison and other parties in March 2003 designed to assure that reliable savings can be achieved through competitive electricity.
• Achieved numerous other settlements with Commonwealth Edison and other utilities through effective litigation on behalf of various clients, including a challenge to Commonwealth Edison's coal contracts on behalf of the City of Chicago that resulted in $2 billion in savings and $102.5 million in refunds to consumers.
• Negotiated long-term energy supply contracts in several states, saving over $100 million for private and public sector clients.
• Has counseled Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, on energy issues since 1981. Mayor Daley has called Patrick "one of the most knowledgeable experts on utility matters in the country."
• Worked on the Illinois Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Act of 1997 - the law that created competition among suppliers.
• Initiated the Chicago energy practice of the law firm Foley & Lardner.
• Supervised the Public Utilities Division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.