Energy & Natural Resources

CJT Energy Law, LLC represents sophisticated businesses navigating the intersection of energy regulation, public policy, legislation and commercial development. With particular depth in Illinois energy and public utility matters, the firm represents large commercial and industrial energy users, competitive suppliers, transmission companies, developers, generation and renewable energy companies, municipalities, property owners and other entities whose interests intersect with regulated utilities.

The firm's practice includes utility rates and rate design, tariffs and service terms, large-load and data-center development, district energy and thermal energy systems, transmission and interconnection, competitive energy markets, generation, renewable energy, distributed generation and energy storage.

CJT Energy Law focuses on clients' broader objectives rather than any single proceeding or regulatory issue. The firm helps clients anticipate change and develop practical, creative solutions that may require coordinated regulatory, legislative, policy, commercial and stakeholder strategies.

Led by Christopher J. Townsend, a Chambers-ranked energy lawyer for 24 consecutive years, CJT Energy Law combines decades of regulatory and policy experience with the responsiveness, flexibility and direct senior-level involvement of a specialized boutique.