Robert Odle

Robert C. Odle, Jr. is an American lawyer, based in Washington, D.C..

Mr. Odle joined the Washington office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP after serving as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Odle represents clients on a wide range of matters before Congress, and agencies, departments, boards, and commissions of the government. In addition to his work on major policy issues in the areas of corporate governance, energy, the environment, housing and mass torts, he serves as counsel to several private equity funds and charitable foundations now operating in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate in 1981, Mr. Odle was responsible for the Department of Energy's legislative, public, intergovernmental and consumer affairs programs, DOE's Office of Competition, and the environmental, health and safety compliance of DOE facilities, including the Nation's nuclear installations. He also served as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Energy in the formulation and review of national energy policy.

Prior to his DOE appointment, Mr. Odle was Washington Representative for the International Paper Company.

From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Odle served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

From 1969 to 1971, Mr. Odle was a Staff Assistant to the President of the United States, and director of administration of the Committee for the Re-election of the President from 1971 to 1973.

Mr. Odle is a member of the District of Columbia and Michigan Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Reagan Alumni Association, the Federalist Society, the Republican National Lawyers Association, the President's Club of the Heritage Foundation, the President's Cabinet of the Richard Nixon Foundation, the University Club of Washington, the John Carroll Society, Saint Mary's Church in Alexandria, Virginia, the Board of Trustees of the John Paul II Fellowship, the Review Board of the Diocese of Arlington, and the Sovereign Military order of Malta.

Born in Port Huron, Michigan, Mr. Odle resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Lydia, and their son, John Paul.

Mr. Odle was awarded a B.A. degree by Wayne State University in 1966 and a J.D. by the Detroit College of Law in 1969.