$3.4 billion energy-services provider, Alliant Energy Corporation, has hired James Gallegos as vice president and general counsel, effective Nov. 8. He replaces current executive vice president and general counsel and chief administrative officer, Barbara Swan, who will retire later this year.

Gallegos brings to Alliant Energy more than 25 years of business and legal experience, including nearly a decade of utility experience. Most recently, from 2003 to 2010, he served as vice president and general counsel for Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation. Prior to that, he worked at Qwest Communications International, where he last served as vice president of legal affairs.