Chris Roach

Chris Roach is a regulatory and trial lawyer at Roach Sanchez in Freeport, Maine. He has more than twenty-five years of experience handling energy, insurance, securities, and commercial disputes from trial through appeal. His practice includes proceedings before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, public utility commissions, insurance departments, and securities regulators. Chris helps regulated businesses address litigation, enforcement, compliance, and complex commercial issues with practical legal strategy.

Chris earned his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 1995 and received a B.S. from the University of Maine at Orono in 1988. His legal and academic training supports a practice that requires careful analysis of statutes, regulations, contracts, financial issues, and administrative records. This background helps him evaluate regulatory risk, prepare contested proceedings, and present complex legal and technical issues clearly before courts and government decision-makers.

Chris has served as lead counsel in major energy and insurance matters, including electric transmission projects, utility ratemaking proceedings, nuclear decommissioning financing, regulatory enforcement actions, contract disputes, and provider billing arbitrations. He has represented national energy companies, regulated utilities, insurers, and market participants before the Maine Public Utilities Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and other regulatory bodies. His work also includes compliance programs, hospital contract negotiations, data breach disputes, and antitrust issues involving healthcare transactions.

Chris Roach is admitted in Maine and Massachusetts, the US District Court for the District of Maine, and the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals. He has received an AV peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell and recognition from Best Lawyers for insurance, administrative and regulatory, and energy regulatory law, including Lawyer of the Year honors in 2024 and 2025. His experience and credibility with regulators help clients manage high-stakes proceedings, protect business interests, and pursue practical solutions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Roach Sanchez Law
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maine
• Massachusetts

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Maine
  Bachelor of Science

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