
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
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Our energy attorneys represent a wide range of participants in the energy sector, including municipal utility systems and joint action agencies; electric cooperatives; local gas distribution companies; oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas producers; investor-owned natural gas systems; hydropower licensees and license applicants; renewable energy companies; large industrial users and other purchasers of electricity on a broad spectrum of regulatory and commercial issues.
We regularly appear before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Courts of Appeals, and state commissions. We also advise on FERC requirements and regulations; compliance programs and guidelines; FERC and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) audits and investigations; energy market design issues; strategic transactions; FERC licensing and relicensing processes and the corresponding state and federal resource agencies’ processes for hydropower facilities; as well as on ongoing changes to the industry.
We have decades of combined experience representing utility and non-utility parties in formal adjudications before federal and state regulatory commissions and courts. We bring a deep understanding of the industry and how energy markets work. Our team provides interdisciplinary legal services to a variety of suppliers and purchasers, including municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, local gas distribution companies, and hydropower licensees.
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Thompson Coburn LLP advised and advocated on behalf of Associated Electric Cooperative in proceedings before FERC.
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The team has technical and industry expertise.
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) respondentUSA
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Band 1 
Band 1 
Adrienne E Clair
Adrienne Clair has expertise in a broad range of matters before FERC, acting for a client base spanning municipal utilities, generation and transmission cooperatives and local distribution companies. Adrienne is extremely knowledgeable in the utility industry. She always puts her client's interest first.
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) respondentUSA
Band 5 
Band 5 
Jesse Halpern
Jesse Halpern's practice sees her represent electric cooperatives in filings at FERC as well as providing advice on regulatory compliance. She has particular strength in transmission rate matters. Band 5 
Band 5 
Margaret E McNaul
Margaret McNaul specializes in representing electric municipalities and cooperatives in proceedings before FERC, often those pertaining to transmission rates. She also manages policy issues within the CAISO region. Band 5 
Band 5 
Rebecca Shelton
Rebecca Shelton is noted for her representation of municipally owned utility clients and cooperative utility clients in rate proceedings before FERC.
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Adrienne E Clair
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