Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) | USA

Steptoe LLP is a superb group, offering clients top-level regulatory advice on both oil and gas and power issues. It excels in FERC proceedings and appellate litigation, as well as enforcement, settlement negotiation and power market advice. The firm continues to assist clients with important government and internal investigations. It is particularly highly esteemed for its representation of oil pipeline and power utility clients, offering market-leading representation on regulatory matters connected with sophisticated transactions and disputes. The firm possesses significant energy-related antitrust and environmental capabilities, bolstering its comprehensive offering to clients.

Latham & 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.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a rapidly developing practice replete with expertise in regulatory and litigation matters, including representation before FERC, NERC and the CFTC as well as state regulatory bodies. It is capable of advising on the full spectrum of power market rules compliance and related proceedings on behalf of a wide client base. The firm provides expert representation in the context of investigations and audits in the power sector as well as managing merger and acquisition approvals. It is further noted for its growing strength in oil & gas transactions.

McGuireWoods LLP possesses significant strengths across regulatory work in the power space. It maintains a robust FERC enforcement practice that counts many of the leading utilities as clients. The firm is noted for its work on regulatory compliance and market manipulation litigation. It also offers a highly knowledgeable regional transmission organization team that focuses on representing clients on market structure and rate issues. The firm has particular strength in relation to cost allocation and compensation issues. It is further recognized for advising on power sector transactions and wider corporate strategy for public utilities, independent power producers and investors.

Troutman Pepper 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.

Wright & Talisman PC is a highly esteemed practice providing counsel for both oil and gas and power participants. The firm is particularly strong in its representation of RTOs at FERC and in federal appeals court. It possesses capability to act on power transmission issues. The firm is frequently called upon for advice concerning interstate oil and gas pipelines on tariff disputes and rate regulation cases. It is noted for its strength on matters related to the regulation of and investment in electric transmission companies.

Bracewell 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.

Jenner & 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.

Morgan, 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, LLP is highly skilled at handling the federal regulatory aspects of transactions in the power sector. The firm's experience covers the full spectrum of energy assets including conventional power, transmission assets, renewable energy and energy storage.

Van Ness Feldman LLP is an impressive group that specializes in assisting energy clients with the full range of power and oil and gas regulatory matters. It is well-regarded for work on gas pipeline siting, FERC litigation and LNG work, and offering strong capability in pipeline rate cases. The firm possesses a considerable pipeline safety practice focusing on regulatory compliance and enforcement. It is frequently retained on transmission rate, reliability and efficiency matters. The firm is also active on hydroelectric power matters, with particular expertise in relicensing. It is further noted for extensive capabilities in energy-related environmental and PHMSA issues.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP advises utilities, transmission owners and independent power producers on a host of regulatory issues. It offers notable strength in rate proceedings before FERC and the CPUC, as well as in investigations and enforcement actions.

Day 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.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is known for representing clients on power regulatory matters including FERC compliance and litigation and NERC issues. It possesses the ability to advise on the financial instrument side of energy work and has experience working with the CFTC. The firm is particularly noted for handling matters for electric cooperatives and clients in the renewable energy space. It is also sought after for its expertise in power transactions.

Jones 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.

Sidley 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.

Baker 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.

Balch & 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.

Crowell & 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.

Gibson, 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.

K&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.

Kirkland & Ellis 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.

Orrick, 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.

Paul 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.

Vinson & 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.

Willkie 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.