Kristin Stastny

Practice Areas

Energy Transactions

Energy Regulatory and Administrative Proceedings

Energy Litigation and Appeals

Energy and Utilities

Regulated Industries

Experience

Kristin practices primarily in the areas of public utility regulation, energy industry regulation and commercial transactions, administrative law and procedure, and environmental litigation and compliance.

Kristin regularly appears before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on behalf of natural gas and electric utility clients on both routine and disputed matters and has substantial experience working with representatives from Minnesota’s regulatory agencies. Kristin also routinely represents utility clients in contested case proceedings before the Minnesota Office and Administrative Hearings.

Kristin’s work has included representing utilities in rate case proceedings; obtaining approval for property acquisitions, affiliated interest agreements, rate riders, tariff modifications, large infrastructure projects, conservation improvement plans, and other regulatory filing; assisting clients with environmental due diligence; and counseling clients on various regulatory compliance, permitting, and risk management issues related to federal and state environmental, energy, health, and safety regulations.

Education