Jim Hancock

Jim Hancock

Jim Hancock is a Partner at Balch and Bingham. He is serving as the NHA Board General Counsel.

Jim Hancock has spent the past 25 years of his practice focused on regulatory, licensing, compliance, environmental, legislative, and policy issues relating to hydroelectric projects licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Part 1 of the Federal Power Act. He also advises clients on campaign finance, lobbying registration and compliance, and government ethics issues.

Balch & Bingham LLP is a corporate law firm with more than 230 attorneys and lobbyists across offices in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama; Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi; and Washington, D.C. It is recognized for its deep experience serving clients in regulated industries, including energy, financial services and healthcare, and its established practices in business, environmental, government relations, labor and employment and litigation. Balch & Bingham LLP’s professional, collegial culture is inspired by nationally ranked attorneys who combine business intelligence and industry leadership with high-quality legal counsel to anticipate and respond to corporate challenges both creatively and proactively. It manages its client partnerships with efficient processes and transparencies that result in an uncommon, value-driven client experience. Balch & Bingham was founded in 1922. 

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