Howard L Nelson

Practice Areas

Oil & Gas Pipeline Regulation

Energy Litigation

Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law

Energy & Natural Resources

Infrastructure

Liquefied Natural Gas

Litigation

Career

Howard L. Nelson has more than 30 years of regulatory and litigation experience, the majority of which has been related to energy matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state public utility commissions, and the Court of Appeals. His litigation experience includes representing parties in major interstate natural gas and petroleum pipeline hearings involving complex multiparty major rate cases, and in certificate, LNG licensing, restructuring, tariff, fuel, gas quality, merger, and interconnection proceedings. He also advises clients on virtually all aspects of natural gas, including LNG, and oil pipeline regulation, including project development, the design of transportation and storage services and rates, negotiating and drafting contracts, strategic planning, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Howard has also assisted clients with due diligence investigations concerning acquisitions and financings of electric, solar and wind assets. Finally, Howard has briefed and argued several cases at the D.C. Circuit and 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Concentrations:

Energy litigation

Energy regulation

Global Energy & Infrastructure.

Professional Memberships

Member, American Bar Association

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Member, Energy Bar Association

Member, Maryland Bar Association

Publications

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2007-2022

Listed, Chambers Global, Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), 2018-2022

Personal

J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 1981

B.A., cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1978

B.S., cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1978