William D DeGrandis
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Email address
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(202) 551-1720Share profile
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About
Provided by William D DeGrandis
Practice Areas
William DeGrandis is a partner in the Corporate Department and is a member of the Energy/Infrastructure Group of Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He has over 35 years’ experience in the energy regulatory and transactions area and has represented clients before both state and federal regulatory commissions in power supply, transmission, merchant plant, merger, renewable energy, utility holding company and related matters. He is actively involved in advising clients on regulatory and transactional matters relating to interconnection and transmission issues for renewable and non-renewable power plants, storage and transmission facilities. He has negotiated power purchase/sale, interchange, transmission, energy swap, operating, and project development agreements, and is actively representing renewable energy (including solar, wind, hydro and biomass) clients with regard to interconnection, transmission, and power sale arrangements.
Professional Memberships
Energy Bar Association (Past member, Board of Directors; past Chairman and present member, Pro Bono Committee); ABA; DC Bar; Electric Cooperative Bar Association.
Publications
Published in Bloomberg Law News; Data Center Knowledge; Natural Gas & Electricity; Legal Times; The Deal Magazine, Project Finance International; Electric Power & Light; Independent Energy, The Electricity Journal, Energy Law Journal, and CFC Power Review.
Personal
Pennsylvania State, BA, 1977 (with Highest Distinction); UCLA Law School, JD, 1980 (Law Review - comments editor).
Chambers Review
USA
William DeGrandis has a strong track record of assisting clients on various regulatory and commercial issues, including interconnection and transmission disputes, M&A approval and broader contractual agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"William DeGrandis is focused on technical accuracy. If a project is stuck, he is the first person I would call to get it unstuck."
"William has a true understanding of client relations and the need to supplement and enhance what the client itself may know."
"William DeGrandis is extremely thorough. He has great attention to detail and very good follow up. Nothing falls through the cracks."
"William DeGrandis is focused on technical accuracy. If a project is stuck, he is the first person I would call to get it unstuck."
"William has a true understanding of client relations and the need to supplement and enhance what the client itself may know."
"William DeGrandis is extremely thorough. He has great attention to detail and very good follow up. Nothing falls through the cracks."
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