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W. Davis (Dave) Smith is currently vice president and associate general counsel for Sempra Energy and general counsel for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), Sempra Energy�s California regulated utilities. Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services.
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.3 million electric meters and 825,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.
SoCalGas is the nation�s largest natural gas distribution utility serving 19.8 million consumers through 5.6 million gas meters.
In his current position, Smith is responsible for legal matters pertaining to Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas. Smith has worked for Sempra Energy for nineteen years and for thirteen of those years he has been in charge of litigation for the company. He has represented the company before the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Additionally, he was chief counsel for the oil and gas pipeline subsidiaries and has been lead counsel for major asset acquisitions for both domestic and international.
Smith has served on the board of directors for Public Counsel, Dispute Resolution Services and is currently a board member of the Constitutional Rights Foundation non-profit organizations dedicated to using the law to address social issues. He has also served as the co-chair of the Sports & the Law Program Advisory Committee.
Davis graduated from Loyola Law School in 1976. He has a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and holds a master�s degree in business administration from California State University, Dominquez Hills. | 