Ruth Porter

Natural Gas Pipelines

Electric Energy Regulation

For 15 years, Ruth focuses her practice on representing natural gas and oil pipeline companies in a variety of regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. She represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), D.C. Circuit, and other federal courts. Before joining us, Ruth served as the Assistant General Counsel for a global company that produces liquified natural gas (LNG) in North America. In that position, she focused on developing multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas export terminals and natural gas pipeline projects with an emphasis on obtaining certificates of public convenience and necessity. She advised on a variety of compliance issues involving FERC and the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration.

Before that, Ruth led teams defending clients in Natural Gas Act and Interstate Commerce Act enforcement matters, rate and certificate matters before FERC; litigated high-stakes environmental permitting matters for natural gas and oil pipelines in federal and state courts; and advised clients on the Department of Energy regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions including natural gas assets and export authorizations. She also advised major energy companies on FERC regulatory and compliance matters, including ratemaking and compliance issues.

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