Energy & Natural Resources

Well regarded by clients and peers alike for its capable regulatory offering. Highly active on FERC and NERC matters for a wide variety of clients including trade associations, public and investor-owned utilities, municipalities and cooperatives. Practitioners advise on a range of matters including rates, regulatory compliance and litigation and have particular knowledge of regional energy markets.

A client reports: "Stinson’s Washington DC team has an extraordinary amount of experience on just about every aspect of FERC regulation. The firm is a go-to for the representation of municipal and other public power electric utilities."

Sources highlight: "The Stinson attorneys are knowledgeable, strategy-focused and reliable."

Served as regulatory counsel to the Large Public Power Council in various matters before FERC, including federal energy rulemakings.

Harvey Reiter is particularly knowledgeable of competition matters in the electric and natural gas industries. He maintains a broad FERC regulatory practice frequently acting for municipal utilities.
"An excellent FERC attorney; he has impressive expertise." "He's smart as a whip, has great negotiating skills and a great touch with clients."

Jonathan Schneider focuses his federal regulatory practice on representing state and municipal utilities in a range of FERC matters, including rulemaking interventions.
"A gifted strategic thinker who both masters the details and keeps an eye on the big picture. He's also an outstanding writer." "Knowledgeable and personable."