Ranking tables
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) | Global
USA
Rankings overview for Departments
- Steptoe LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP 16 Years Ranked
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP 16 Years Ranked- McDermott Will & Schulte
- McGuireWoods LLP
- Wright & Talisman PC
Bracewell LLP 15 Years Ranked
Jenner & Block LLP 5 Years Ranked
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 16 Years Ranked- Rock Creek Energy Group, LLP
- Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
- Day Pitney LLP 7 Years Ranked
Sidley Austin LLP 5 Years Ranked- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Thompson Coburn LLP
- Van Ness Feldman LLP
Baker Botts L.L.P. 4 Years Ranked
Balch & Bingham LLP 4 Years Ranked
Crowell & Moring LLP 11 Years Ranked
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 7 Years Ranked
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 6 Years Ranked
Jones Day 6 Years Ranked
K&L Gates 5 Years Ranked- Kirkland & Ellis LLP 5 Years Ranked
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 5 Years Ranked
Paul Hastings LLP 5 Years Ranked
Vinson & Elkins LLP 9 Years Ranked
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 5 Years Ranked- Stinson LLP
All Departments profiles
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2 Latham & Watkins LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP is a distinguished international firm, renowned for the leading role it plays in both oil and gas and power transactional matters. It regularly acts on sophisticated deals for corporate, financial and sovereign industry participants. The firm also provides both electricity and oil and gas clients with a committed regulatory offering. It represents clients adeptly at FERC and before other energy regulatory bodies too.2 Troutman Pepper Locke LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedTroutman Pepper Locke has an impressively broad practice that is well-regarded for expertise on electricity and natural gas regulatory matters. Its partners possess a deep understanding of FERC, in addition to state regulators. The firm is frequently seen advising IPPs, utilities and renewable operators. It also offers expertise in transmission and power market and rate design issues. The firm's natural gas partners often feature at FERC both on behalf of utility shippers and pipeline owners in respect of rate cases and permit filings. It is further noted for electricity finance expertise.
On 1st January 2025, Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord merged to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.
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3 Bracewell LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedBracewell LLP is a leading firm with highly impressive expertise across the energy arena, particularly esteemed for its ability within the oil and gas regulatory space.It offers excellent capability in FERC and CFTC investigations, as well as representation of pipeline clients in FERC rate, tariff and jurisdictional matters. The firm is also able to assist large utility clients, transmission owners and private equity investors on regulatory power matters, along with electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. It is frequently seen on big-ticket transactions in both the power and the oil and gas space, handling matters for clients ranging from electric utilities and merchant transmission owners to upstream exploration companies and refineries.3 Jenner & Block LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedJenner & Block LLP is a strong litigation-focused offering in the electricity space. The firm possesses strength in power market reform matters including expertise in renewable energy. It boasts established FERC expertise and capabilities across grid resilience, rate and policy issues.3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a market-leading and impressively broad-based group with recognized ability across the full range of energy sectors. It is best known as one of the strongest and deepest nuclear regulatory teams in the country, frequently handling the largest and most complex of matters for utilities. The firm also offers clients a strong regulatory power practice with extensive capabilities in compliance and enforcement matters before FERC. It is noted for expertise in regulatory matters for oil and gas clients and extensive administrative and appellate litigation capabilities too. The firm supplements its sector-spanning regulatory expertise with broad capabilities in the acquisition, sale and financing of conventional and renewable power assets.- Rock Creek Energy Group, LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 3
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4 Day Pitney LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedDay Pitney LLP is well-regarded in the power space, with particular expertise in regulatory and FERC matters, frequently representing clients at both state and federal level. The firm offers significant knowledge of market rules, transmission and interconnection issues. It also demonstrates growing capability in FERC natural gas matters where its practitioners represent shippers such as large industrials and municipalities in contested rate proceedings.4 Sidley Austin LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedSidley Austin LLP offers clients broad expertise in the energy space covering transactional, regulatory and litigation work. It is particularly well thought of in the oil and gas space with capability across upstream, midstream and downstream matters. The firm represents clients before FERC on regulatory approvals, enforcement and rate issues. It offers additional strength in power regulation and litigation, assisting clients participating in the generation, transmission and distribution and trading of electricity. The firm also offers capabilities in transactional matters for electricity clients.- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 4
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5 Baker Botts L.L.P.Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedBaker Botts L.L.P. is a very well-regarded energy firm with strength across transactional, regulatory and litigation settings. It is frequently retained by oil and gas, power and investor clients who are active in energy matters. The firm is strong in oil and gas acquisitions and sales, with particular expertise in the MLP market. It provides regulatory advice and FERC representation on pipeline and rate issues. The firm is noted for particular abilities in FERC rulemakings. It is also active in the power space, assisting traditional power, renewable energy and utility clients on a range of transactions.5 Balch & Bingham LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedBalch & Bingham LLP is recognized for its excellent regulatory expertise in the nuclear space. It offers deep knowledge on nuclear safety testing, investigations and fuel and services contracts. The firm is further noted for its capability in spent fuel litigation matters and also its ability to advise nuclear energy clients on whistle-blower response. It is able to advise at the cutting edge of new nuclear plant development. The firm also represents clients active in the power space in FERC proceedings and filings as well as providing regulatory support to transactions in the space.5 Crowell & Moring LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 11 Years RankedCrowell & Moring LLP is a highly capable team that focuses on regulatory matters, particularly in the power space. The firm is active in both FERC proceedings and in federal appeals courts. Its particular strengths include obtaining FERC approvals for corporate restructurings and rate setting. The firm offers additional capability in market access, public policy and infrastructure planning matters. It frequently represents energy storage and microgrid companies as well as renewable and conventional power clients.5 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 7 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a strong energy practice with capabilities across both power and oil and gas matters. The firm leads and arranges financing for big-ticket power transactions, with particular strength in the wind and solar spaces. It is also recognized for its capabilities in the power regulatory space covering rate, rulemaking and enforcement proceedings before FERC. The firm is further recognized for substantial strength in the oil and gas transactional space, regularly acting on upstream, midstream and downstream matters.5 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedHunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a robust oil and gas regulatory and litigation team providing clients with high quality representation before FERC and the DOE. The firm enjoys a fine track record for its work in midstream and upstream oil and gas transactions, acting for private equity firms and energy companies. It is also further noted for expertise in electricity financings.
5 Jones DayEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedJones Day is noted for its expertise spanning the power and oil and gas sectors, counting power generators, institutional investors, electric utilities and pipeline operators as part of its client base. It ably assists with master limited partnerships, joint ventures and other commercial agreements in the oil and gas sector. The firm also handles a broad range of regulatory matters in the power sector including M&A approval, investigations and rate and tariff proceedings.5 K&L GatesEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedK&L Gates is active within the FERC regulatory context for power clients as well as offering representation before state commissions and federal courts. It is frequently seen in transmission cost allocation, interconnection agreements and NERC reliability matters.5 Kirkland & Ellis LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis LLP is a rapidly developing team highlighted for its ability to handle complex transactions and capital markets matters across both the power and oil and gas sectors. It is able to offer support in M&A, joint ventures, PPAs and structured financings. Its clients include private equity funds, utilities, pipelines and power marketers. The firm is adept at assisting with all regulatory aspects of transactions in addition to broader FERC administrative litigation matters.
5 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP adeptly handles a variety of transactions for clients in the power industry, including the purchase and sale of assets as well as joint ventures and other agreements. It is noted for developing transactional capabilities in the natural gas and LNG space. The firm offers further expertise in regulatory authorization and other proceedings before FERC and the DOE in regulatory proceedings connected with the siting and construction of LNG production, liquefaction and export facilities.5 Paul Hastings LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedPaul Hastings LLP is routinely engaged to advise power sector clients on complex FERC proceedings. The firm demonstrates considerable expertise in project authorizations and FERC enforcement actions. It is particularly noted for its experience in transmission and solar energy work.5 Vinson & Elkins LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedVinson & Elkins LLP is a Houston-based powerhouse in the energy space, particularly excelling in oil and gas transactions and regulatory work. It continues to have a fantastic reputation for its work in upstream transactions and represents a fine choice of counsel for LNG matters. The firm offers leading representation in the midstream space, with expertise in matters including presidential permit applications and rate cases. With its strong international presence, clients are offered exceptional expertise in various energy-producing regions around the world. The firm draws on additional competencies in tax, environmental compliance and project finance, to assist players in the oil and gas sector.5 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPEnergy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)2026 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has expertise in the oil and gas sector spanning upstream, midstream and downstream transactions. It adroitly advises a range of industry participants on strategic mergers, acquisitions, sales and joint venture agreements. The firm has a notable presence in the electricity space, handling FERC enforcements and investigations, alongside CFTC-related matters.