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Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

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Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

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Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For
Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP offers clients experienced regulatory counsel, being well-versed in the power market and industry reform. It is highly esteemed for FERC and federal court power litigation. The firm enjoys a fine track record for its work on behalf of state regulatory bodies, trade associations, municipalities and cooperatives. It possesses particular strength in relation to infrastructure development, rate regulation, reliability standards and competition policy. The firm is a go-to practice for representation of public sector clients and non-profit cooperatives in the power space.
Strengths

The Spiegel attorneys are very well-versed in issues surrounding energy markets and the regulatory environment.

The firm has a very deep bench of extremely smart and capable attorneys.

Spiegel excels as cutting through the complexity to distill and produce persuasive and compelling arguments.

Work Highlights

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP represented California Department of Water Resources State Water Project in a FERC proceeding concerning Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s twenty-first transmission formula rate (“TO21”).

Notable practitioners
Cynthia S Bogorad
Cynthia Bogorad has considerable experience representing energy sector clients, with particular strengths advising utilities on rulemaking and legislation, including proceedings before FERC.

Scott H Strauss
Scott Strauss represents state utility commissions and consumer-owned and municipal utilities in regulatory challenges and other contentious proceedings as well as managing complex contract negotiations.

Scott is very experienced.


Amanda Drennen

Amanda Drennen has a range of experience representing clients before FERC. Her practice has a particular focus on the electricity industry.

Amanda is exceptionally responsive, proactive and knowledgeable. She consistently demonstrates strategic thinking.

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    Cynthia S Bogorad

    Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

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    Scott H Strauss

    Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

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    Amanda Drennen

    Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

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