Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)

Advancing clients’ business objectives across the full spectrum of utility-related matters.

The Spencer Fane Utilities team addresses legal and business matters affecting key infrastructure and electric, water, and other utility industry services.

Our team leverages its experience interfacing with public utility commissions, municipalities, state legislatures, and federal agencies to help clients on regulatory, operational, transactional, and litigation matters.

By staying ahead of the regulatory curve and developing proactive strategies to mitigate risk, our attorneys enable clients to stay focused on their business interests and position them for successful outcomes.

Our Utilities industry team also includes lawyers in traditional practice areas whose extensive knowledge of utility businesses and the legal and regulatory framework in which utilities operate enhances their ability to address the legal and business needs of clients in areas such as:

Clients. In addition to municipally owned utilities and competitive retail electric providers (REPs), our clients include water and wastewater utilities, renewable and fossil-fueled electric generators, storage providers, commercial and industrial customers of utilities, cooperatives, water utilities. In addition, members of this practice represent competitive telecommunications providers, real estate developers, and property owners.