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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Energy & Natural Resources

USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina


Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

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Troutman Pepper Locke offers a solution-oriented, execution-driven, and nationally recognized team of energy lawyers representing clients on their most important and complex matters throughout the U.S. and beyond. Our cross-disciplinary team handles project development and finance, mergers and acquisitions, tax, joint ventures, private equity, litigation, regulatory, environmental, capital markets, and real estate. We also have a strong infrastructure practice related to energy projects, transportation, water, and storage/terminaling projects.

Our Services

    • Cutting-edge finance experience: Our experience includes syndicated and single lender credit facilities, exploration and production financings, leveraged and acquisition financings, project financings (tax equity and debt), mezzanine and high-yield debt financings, and more.
    • Robust transactional practice: We handle M&A, project development, and a broad array of commercial and operational agreements.
    • Comprehensive energy regulatory practice: Our regulatory team brings decades of experience in federal and state energy regulation encompassing both conventional and renewable energy sources.
    • Leading litigation experience: We handle energy-related disputes, including investigations, administrative hearings, arbitrations, lawsuits, appeals, and conflicts involving accounting, antitrust, breach of contract, environmental issues, joint ventures, patent infringement, pipeline disputes, regulatory issues, and more.

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Energy & Natural Resources - North Carolina

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP represents a broad spectrum of energy sector clients in regulatory and transactional matters. Regularly guides clients through rate cases, enforcement actions and also offers notable expertise in rulemaking proceedings.

Work Highlights

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  • Troutman Pepper Locke represented Duke Energy Carolinas in a dispute regarding Duke’s easement rights to the lands underneath Lake Norman in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Strengths

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  • Troutman's wide breadth of experience has been particularly helpful in managing challenges across the energy industry.

    Energy & Natural Resources respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Kiran H Mehta
    Band 1Kiran H Mehta

    Kiran H Mehta

    Kiran Mehta has a broad practice handling a range of contentious matters for sector clients. He is particularly noted for his expertise in rate proceedings.
  • Band 2Melinda (Mindy) McGrath
    Band 2Melinda (Mindy) McGrath

    Melinda (Mindy) McGrath

    Mindy McGrath is an experienced regulatory lawyer who often represents utility companies in a range of proceedings heard before FERC, state regulators and in administrative appeals.
  • Band 2Molly McIntosh Jagannathan
    Band 2Molly McIntosh Jagannathan

    Molly McIntosh Jagannathan

    Molly Jagannathan skillfully represents electric utilities in a range of state regulatory proceedings and related litigation. She often appears before state utilities commissions on behalf of her clients and is also equipped to advise on transactional proceedings.

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