Bruce L. McDermott

Bruce McDermott, a partner, is a member of the Regulatory Department and the Energy and Environmental Practice Groups.

His practice includes energy, public utility, environmental and infrastructure law including litigation, transactional and regulatory representation and counseling.

Bruce assists with state and federal environmental compliance and enforcement proceedings and counsels clients on energy and environmental issues in corporate M&A transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures of power plants. He is also experienced in renewable energy project development.

His recent energy experience includes negotiating and structuring all legal aspects of several electric power generation projects from the conceptual stage through completion including review of energy purchase agreements including a microgrid project.

Bruce’s experience on environmental matters includes transactional due diligence and contractual matters, environmental compliance, enforcement, and advising on remediation and redevelopment of contaminated properties.

• Energy
• Energy, Environmental & Utilities
• Environmental Law
• Municipal Law
• Privacy and Cybersecurity
• Renewable Energy
• Utilities

• The Northeast Energy and Commerce Association (NECA), Board of Directors 
• American Bar Association, Energy & Natural Resources Section
• Chair, Renewable Energy Committee of the American Bar Association’s Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section
• Connecticut Bar Association, Public Utility Law Section, Environmental Law Section
• New York State Bar Association
• Connecticut Appleseed, Board Member
• Governor Rell's Permitting Task Force, Member
• Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Past Member
• ArtSpace New Haven, Past Member
• Advisory Board of The Greater New Haven Leadership Center, Past Member
• Board Member of Horizons at The Foote School

• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• James W. Cooper Life Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation

• August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• December 4, 2018 - Recent Connecticut Siting Council 'Wins' for Murtha Cullina Energy Practice Group
• October 11, 2018 - Bruce McDermott Appointed to Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board
• August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
• March 5, 2018 - Bruce L. McDermott Joins Board of Northeast Energy and Commerce Association
• March 1, 2018 - Seven Attorneys Named James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
• August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• October 4, 2015 - Bruce L. McDermott Expands Firm's Energy Group

• May 23, 2018 - Bruce McDermott Presenting "Implications of Customer Service" at Connecticut Section of the American Water Works Association and Connecticut Water Works Association Annual Joint Conference
• May 2, 2017 - Bruce McDermott to participate on panel on "What It Takes To Power-up A Successful Renewable Energy Project at Your Company"

• Connecticut
• New York

• Pace University School of Law (LL.M. in Environmental Law, 1992)
• Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1989)
• Lafayette College (B.A. in Government / Law, 1986)