California American Water Appoints James Reilly to Corporate Counsel

CORONADO, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California American Water appointed James Reilly, an experienced regulatory attorney, to its corporate counsel team.

Reilly will focus on regulatory and rate case matters, working closely with the company's rates and business performance units.  Reilly will be based out of the company's San Francisco office where the California Public Utilities Commission is headquartered.

"We are pleased to have a person join our team with as much experience and knowledge in the industry as Jim does," said Rob MacLean, president of California American Water. "His proven expertise in regulatory environments will be an invaluable asset as we proceed with our rates and business performance projects."

Reilly has more than 15 years of regulatory and legal experience. His most recent position was at the Edgcomb Law Group in San Francisco, where his practice focused on complex litigation. Before that, Reilly was based in New Jersey, where he represented telecommunications and electric companies before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities through the firm Riker Danzig. Reilly was Associate General Counsel to the Majority Office of the New Jersey General Assembly in 2005 and served that state as Deputy Attorney General in 2004. Jim also served as Chief of Staff to a Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. He was a Legislative Aide to the United States Senate and has worked for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York.

Reilly earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government from Manhattan College. He is a member of both the New Jersey and California Bars.

California American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 600,000 people.  

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company.  With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 16 million people in 35 states, as well as Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

SOURCE California American Water