Matthew Glover

Matthew Glover is an appellate and trial litigator with extensive experience representing clients challenging government regulations, defending against agency enforcement actions, and participating in agency proceedings. He has successfully argued more than 20 cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and briefed dozens more. Matt draws from his years of experience as a government attorney when counseling clients on complex constitutional, statutory, and administrative law issues.

Before joining Covington, Matt served in the Office of the Solicitor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He drafted appellate briefs and presented argument in appellate courts defending FERC orders under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, Interstate Commerce Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act. He advised senior FERC staff regarding litigation risk and strategy and served as lead agency counsel in the Administrative Procedure Act litigation handled by the Department of Justice.

Previously, Matt served as Senior Counsel in the Civil Division and Senior Nominations Counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice. He argued cases in the federal courts of appeals, tried cases before district courts, and helped prepare government officials and judicial nominees for congressional hearings. At DOJ Matt represented numerous federal agencies including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Communications Commission. Matt served as co-chair of the Fraud on the Government and Healthcare Fraud Working Groups. Matt received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in 2019 in recognition of his accomplishments and service.

Matt began his career as a law clerk to Judge A. Raymond Randolph on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to then-Judge Neil M. Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He currently serves on the D.C. Circuit’s Advisory Committee on Procedures.

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The Electric Grid’s ICTS Moment? New National Security Executive Order Targets Foreign-Sourced Energy Equipment

By Devin DeBacker, Elizabeth Witwer, W. Andrew Jack, Brian Williams, Keeghan Sweeney, Mark Perlis & Matthew Glover on September 4, 2026

Posted in Energy

On August 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14421, Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System. The Order establishes a new national security regulatory framework for a broad range of equipment, software, services, and supply chain relationships associated with the U.S. electric grid. Although the Order is framed as a grid security measure, its implications extend well beyond utilities.

Equipment manufacturers, project developers, utilities, contractors, lenders, investors, data center operators, and others participating in the energy sector may all be affected. The Order introduces new restrictions and uncertainty into energy infrastructure procurement and supply chains and, critically, it represents a fundamental shift in how the federal government approaches security risks in the energy sector.