After many years in practice at large law firms, Washington, D.C.-based attorney Kevin M. Sheys has launched his own firm, Rail Regulatory Law, specializing in railroad regulatory law and rail projects. Sheys said he “will continue to represent railroad and rail transit industry suppliers, operators and customers, supported by other lawyers in my network who can bring scale or specialized expertise to deliver practical solutions and sound advice.”
Throughout his career, Sheys has represented freight and passenger railroads, transit agencies, industry contractors and suppliers and rail-served industrial facilities and repair shops on high-priority railroad and public transit projects. He has handled grant funding, licensing, safety and other regulatory matters before the Surface Transportation Board, Federal Railroad Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and Federal Transit Administration. He has structured and negotiated more than 90 freight and passenger (intercity, commuter and light rail) transactions. Sheys, a frequent speaker at Railway Age conferences and a contributor to the publication, advises clients “to develop and deploy technology to improve the safety and efficiency of rail, intermodal and marine terminal facilities, including autonomous and connected rail transportation technology.”
Rail Regulatory Law “offers advice and solutions on rail regulatory issues for rail industry suppliers, public transit systems, short line and regional railroads, and a wide range of companies doing business with large railroads,” Sheys noted. “We cover the alphabet soup—FRA, FTA, STB, RRB, PHMSA—and the red tape on freight rail, passenger rail and rail public transit with client-centric, practical advice based on 30-plus years of experience advising rail and transit industry clients.”
