Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
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Our electric regulatory practice is best known for being the nation’s “go to” team for independent power producers and other competitive power companies and for the overall breadth and strength of our FERC and appellate capabilities. Over the past year, our lawyers have continued to play leading roles in virtually every major FERC proceeding – as well as related appellate proceedings – affecting competitive power companies, including power marketers and merchant transmission developers.
McDermott lawyers provide comprehensive counselling and representation on the full range of energy regulatory, reliability, markets, transmission, interconnection, and compliance matters, including electric matters arising under the Federal Power Act (the “FPA”), the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Dodd-Frank Act, and our lawyers regularly represent clients in complex energy regulatory litigation before, and investigations and audits by, FERC, the CFTC, and other federal and state regulatory bodies, and in related appellate and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. We also advise clients seeking to comply with the ever-changing regulatory requirements of FERC and other agencies, reliability standards and requirements adopted by NERC and regional reliability organizations, and market rules and protocols of the various ISOs and RTOs.
Chambers Review
McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a rapidly developing practice replete with expertise in regulatory and litigation matters, including representation before FERC, NERC and the CFTC as well as state regulatory bodies. It is capable of advising on the full spectrum of power market rules compliance and related proceedings on behalf of a wide client base. The firm provides expert representation in the context of investigations and audits in the power sector as well as managing merger and acquisition approvals. It is further noted for its growing strength in oil & gas transactions.
Work Highlights
- McDermott Will & Emery LLP represented affiliates of CPV, J-POWER, LS Power and REV in connection with non-performance penalties arising out of Winter Storm Elliott.
Strengths
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"The McDermott regulatory team is incredibly responsive and smart."
"We could not ask for a more responsive and service-oriented firm."
"McDermott Will & Emery has a strong bench of talent with diverse skill sets that allow the team to call upon internal subject matter experts to handle complex matters."
"The McDermott regulatory team is incredibly responsive and smart."
"We could not ask for a more responsive and service-oriented firm."
"McDermott Will & Emery has a strong bench of talent with diverse skill sets that allow the team to call upon internal subject matter experts to handle complex matters."
Notable Practitioners
David Tewksbury expertly advises clients on power market matters, including rulemaking and compliance, as well as acting as regulatory counsel in M&A.
"David has an extraordinary amount of experience."
"He demonstrates an incredibly deep understanding of the industry, its history, and the issues impacting the existing and developing sector."
Neil Levy has expertise in a broad array of power market proceedings and regulatory compliance alongside further capabilities assisting with oil and gas sector issues.
"Neil is a consummate professional and very savvy."
"He is excellent at looking at the big picture and figuring out a path to get to the end as efficiently as possible."
Frederick (Fritz) Lark advises private equity sponsors and electric companies on mergers, acquisitions and investments across the sector.
"Fritz is very smart and he has a lot of experience."
"He is pragmatic about coming to solutions in a web of complex issues."
Jack Langlois advises on mergers, acquisitions, sales and joint ventures for a broad array of clients.
"Jack is very technical but also commercial."
"He has his finger on the pulse of negotiations and deals."
"Jack brings a wealth of experience."
Stephanie Lim has considerable expertise in a broad range of power market rulemaking interventions and other disputes before FERC. She also manages the approval process for transactions.
"Stephanie clearly has really vast expertise in the space."
Bruce Richardson notably advises clients on compliance with NERC reliability rules and reactive power services.
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