Balch & Bingham LLP, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation

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Balch & Bingham's Texas Energy practice represents electric and gas utilities, transmission companies, municipal utilities, renewable energy developers, and power generators in regulatory, litigation, compliance, and policy matters. The team is known for its work before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings, FERC, ERCOT proceedings, and state and federal courts.

Balch advises on electric and gas rate cases, certificates of convenience and necessity, transmission line approvals, cost recovery riders, advanced metering, grid modernization, reliability, energy efficiency, renewable energy, distributed generation, microgrids, storage, tariff offerings, regulatory compliance, enforcement, investigations, and legislative and policy matters.

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Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) - Texas

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What the Team is Known For

Balch & Bingham offers a trusted team of energy and public utilities experts representing clients across the full spectrum of electricity and oil and gas matters before bodies such as the PUCT and RRC. Its extensive regulatory capabilities see it advise multiple pipeline companies across the state as well as marquee electricity players, acting on contested proceedings, regulatory compliance and investigations.

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Notable Practitioners

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James E Mann

Senior Statespeople

James Mann handles complex pipeline matters for upstream, midstream and downstream companies.

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Kerry McGrath

Band 1

Kerry McGrath represents electric utilities in a plethora of regulatory proceedings before the PUCT. He is particularly knowledgeable of issues affecting clients in the transmission space, with considerable expertise in certification cases.

Kerry's knowledge and expertise is only surpassed by how he treats all parties with respect.

Kerry is a tremendous resource. He's responsive, knows the law and has the experience.

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Patrick Pearsall

Band 3

Patrick Pearsall has experience representing electric utilities in base rate and cost recovery matters. He also handles various PUCT applications and other regulatory concerns.

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