Kirk Rasmussen
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Band 2
About
Provided by Kirk Rasmussen
Practice Areas
Environment & Natural Resources; Energy; Administrative and Regulatory
Career
Kirk Rasmussen advises private and public business organizations on state and federal regulatory matters. Kirk’s practice covers all aspects of the administrative process, including contested case proceedings, compliance counseling, licensing matters, rulemakings, appeals of agency decisions, and the many issues associated with owning, operating, or transferring assets within a regulated market.
Kirk’s clientele includes some of the country’s largest electric generators, investor-owned and public transmission and distribution utilities, retail electric providers, and large consumers of electricity. In addition, Kirk regularly represents municipal utilities, retail electric providers, oil and gas exploration and production companies, entities acquiring energy services, and large-scale title companies.
Kirk spent several years representing the U.S. Department of Energy in connection with the licensing of its Yucca Mountain Project (geologic nuclear waste repository) by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
He is Board Certified in Administrative Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Texas Environmental & Natural Resources and Public Utility Law sections; Austin Bar Association Administrative Law Section; Dallas Bar Association; American Bar Association Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, Environment, Energy, & Resources, and Infrastructure & Regulated Industries sections; Boy Scouts of America
Publications
Co-Presenter, “Navigating the Challenges of Transmission Development,” Institute for Energy Law’s 2nd Conference on Renewable Project Development, 2023
Co-Author, “Being an Effective Advocate,” Currents by POWER Engineers, 2022
Education
Duke University School of Law
Juris Doctor
Duke University
Master's
Brigham Young University
Bachelors
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