Mr. Murphy has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel since December 2006. In this role he advises and supports NRG on all legal matters relevant to the Company in terms of compliance governance and general business operations. Prior to joining NRG Mr. Murphy was a partner at the law firm of Hunton & Williams where he was in charge of the firm’s energy practice. He has more than 15 years of experience representing issuers developers investors and lenders in a wide variety of US and cross-border energy projects and structured financings. His legal expertise includes supporting various development projects and financings including coal- and gas-fired power plants transmission lines gas storage facilities waste-to-energy facilities water treatment facilities and renewable energy projects. Mr. Murphy has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University.