John Decker

John Decker is a partner in the Energy Regulatory Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. John represents natural gas pipeline owners, liquefied natural gas importers, investor-owned utilities, owners of qualifying facilities, exempt wholesale generators, electric power marketers and municipalities before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE), and also counsels clients on commercial and regulatory issues in the domestic wholesale and retail electricity markets. In addition, he represents sponsors of energy infrastructure projects applying for grants and loan guarantees from the United States Department of Energy.

Duke University, AB, 1991; University of Virginia, JD, 1994, Order of the Coif. Admitted to practice: Maryland, 1994, District of Columbia, 1996; US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.