Marcia Hook leads the energy regulatory and markets practice at Clifford Chance, established in 2024 as part of a broader offering across electric generation, transmission, and storage.

Since the additions of Jennifer Brough (San Francisco) and Bruce Grabow (Washington DC) in August 2024, Sheppard has grown its offering on the regulatory side of energy sector law and acts for independent power developers and owners, merchant generators, electric power marketers, electric utility companies, and investment and private equity funds.

The team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP handles a wide range of electric generation, distribution, and transmission matters including advising clients on interactions with federal and state agencies. It offers experience taking on matters under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and the Public Utility Holding Company Act, as well as matters involving laws, rules, and tariffs administered by the Federal Energy Regulation Commission, for clients including major energy trading companies, electric transmission owners, independent power producers, and public utilities. In Washington DC, John Decker advises clients before the FERC and Department of Energy as well as commercial and regulatory issues in the domestic wholesale and retail electricity markets, and Andrew Stuyvenberg is recommended for work securing FERC approval for M&A under FPA section 203, as well as NGA regulations and policies. Damien Lyster, in Houston, is also recommended.

Trusted by a stellar client list that includes many of the largest electric utility systems in the country, as well as regional transmission owners and utilities, the electric power regulatory team at Steptoe LLP assists with the highest-profile tariff regulatory, litigation, and enforcement matters. This includes representation before FERC and other regulatory authorities, and in the busy area of data centers, the team has been supporting clients on regulatory matters tied to connection to the grid. Overseeing the firm’s broader energy group, Daniel Mullen‘s varied practice has a focus on representing clients in FERC investigations. Senior figure Richard Roberts remains a key font of knowledge, while William Keyser has a practice that concentrates on regulatory litigation and transactions involving US electricity and capacity markets. Karen Bruni and Shaun Boedicker are both well versed in representation before regulators, as well as in state and federal courts, while at a more junior level, the firm has Michelle Castaline and Micaela Hyams supporting its partners on the full scope of matters.

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has a long history advising on matters in the electric power industry and its current iteration can be considered a market reference for complex mandates, including transmission developments, electric restructuring, antitrust and competition issues, rate regulation, hydropower issues, and the gamut of work relating to federal regulation of the utility industry. Regulatory practitioners at the firm work closely with its transactional experts to provide rounded counsel to clients on electric power project development, M&A, and financing. At the head of the practice, Christopher Jones acts for electric utilities, holding companies, investors, and other stakeholders on matters relating to federal regulation of the electricity system. He is based in Washington DC and co-leads with Brandon Marzo at the Atlanta office. Donna Byrne has a strong track record before FERC, while Charles Sensiba is one of the contacts to note for hydropower matters. William Derasmo is another partner with vast experience in cases before FERC, and Adrienne Thompson in Portland is an additional contact to note. Unless otherwise noted, all above named lawyers are based in Washington DC.

As part of a comprehensive offering for energy regulation law, Baker Botts L.L.P. advises on traditional electrical energy regulation and litigation, regulatory aspects of transactions and financings, and the development of capital-intensive electrical energy infrastructure projects across the country. It stands out in the market for representation before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and regulatory matters exclusive to Texas’s jurisdiction. Michael Yuffee leads the practice group from the Washington DC office and regularly assists with wholesale market design, generation interconnection, rulemaking, ratemaking and rate design, and transmission access. Jay Ryan is an accomplished counsel before FERC and the DOE, acting for major utilities. Emil Barth has a diverse electric power regulation practice, and in Houston, David Applebaum advises on proposed transactions, enforcement, and investigations. More junior partner Ryan Norfolk focuses on the wholesale electricity markets, and in February 2025, Ann Coffin was hired to the Austin office from Coffin | Renner LLP, providing a considerable boost to the Texas offering.

The electricity regulation and litigation practice at Bracewell LLP is a regular fixture as counsel to electric transmission and distribution utilities, independent power producers, power marketers, and investors in energy companies before the full range of regulatory agencies. Matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are a particular focus, and the team stands out in the market for its share of enforcement cases. Energy transition projects and disputes born thereof are a further forte. Chair of the firm’s energy regulation practice, Catherine McCarthy is based in Washington DC and her vast experience includes obtaining FERC and state authorizations for major projects and transactions; FERC compliance matters; FERC transmission and centralized markets issues; and transmission and power sales rate, tariff and refund matters. Deanna King at the Austin office advises domestic and foreign energy industry clients, including Powerex Corp., on contentious regulatory matters, while commodities and derivatives law are the focus of Michael Brooks‘ practice in Washington DC. Boris Shkuta is an additional key figure there, while in Seattle, Tyler Johnson has recently acted for a host of power marketers on compliance with FERC’s electric market-based rate program.

A prestigious client base of utilities, generation developers, transmission infrastructure developers, and private equity groups are among those to instruct Eversheds Sutherland on electric power regulation. The practice’s foremost strengths are in the physical and financial trading of energy commodities and related derivative products, in-depth compliance support, and representation in investigations and enforcement actions. The team is well versed in dealing with the range of relevant regulatory bodies, and its wider global network enhances its efficiency in cross-border work. Joseph Hall co-leads the practice group from the Washington DC office and is well versed in representing its most prominent clients. His fellow practice head Thomas Warren is based in Atlanta and oversees clean energy projects work. Daniel Frank has a strong reputation for advising electric industry clients on regulatory and compliance matters before the FERC, the NERC, and state public service commissions, and Roxane Maywalt draws on extensive energy law experience: both are based in Washington DC, where Michael Sweeney Jr., Kerim May, and Allison Salvia are additional key figures. Michael Boldt is the contact to note at the Austin office.

Amy Roma has left the firm.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a longstanding reputation in the electric power sector and has built a strong client base therein. It regularly acts in both routine and contested federal and state proceedings, as well as providing regulatory guidance pertaining to commercial transactions, asset transfers, and other corporate transactions. Experience before FERC, PUCT, and numerous other energy regulators is another hallmark of the practice. Myles Reynolds leads the team, as chair of the firm’s energy regulation group, acting for natural gas utilities and midstream companies, electric utilities, and other state or federal-regulated energy companies. He also represents clients in litigated proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Railroad Commission of Texas, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Alongside Reynolds in Dallas, Tab Urbantke is a contact to note for regulatory implications of project development and transactions. New York-based Kevin Jones focuses on the electric sector, with an emphasis on competitive wholesale markets, while in Washington DC, Ted Murphy is an experienced FERC electric lawyer, with particular focus on capacity market power mitigation.

As a stellar option for counsel in energy sector transactions, Latham & Watkins has developed comprehensive knowledge of the US power industry, including the full scope of regulatory issues that occur across all stages of the business cycle. The sector’s leading utilities, generation and transmission owners are among the regular clients of the energy regulatory and markets team, as are developers, sponsors, lenders, and underwriters on energy regulatory matters. The firm has expertise in federal and state energy regulation, as well as the operation of domestic energy markets, transactions, litigation, and enforcement actions. Practice head Natasha Gianvecchio has acted in some of the standout transactional matters in the market, and also has experience in negotiating long-term power purchase agreements. Tyler Brown‘s versatile practice encompasses transactions, financing, and administrative litigation, while Anna Rachel Biegelsen is a contact to note for representation before the FERC. James Blackburn assists with rate, certificate, enforcement, markets, and import/export issues, and associate Richard Griffin has a broad energy regulatory practice. All above named lawyers are based at the firm’s Washington DC office.

Among the varied strengths of the energy regulatory and enforcement group at McGuireWoods LLP, FERC enforcement matters stands out, the team acting on federal court cases, drawing on members’ experience working at the FERC’s Office of Enforcement. First-of-their-kind matters are in the wheelhouse of the experienced team, with recent highlights including litigation and an appeal related to the creation of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market. Practice head Todd Mullins acts for energy clients in enforcement and compliance matters involving the FERC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and other regulators, as well as related government and private litigation. Julia English is a regular advisor on federal energy and other regulatory matters, and Katlyn Davis Farrell has broad experience on electric matters. David Martin Connelly is an additional partner to note, as is February 2025 hire Jeremy Medovoy, who joined from the FERC.

The energy regulation offering at Vinson & Elkins LLP encompasses representation before federal and state agencies, including FERC, DOE, NERC, PUCT, and the Texas Reliability Entity. From transmission matters and asset transactions, to administrative litigation and enforcement proceedings, the team handles a broad range of work for sponsors of merchant transmission projects and parties in cost-of-service rate cases. It also assists with obtaining DOE grants and loan guarantees, NERC compliance, and securing regulatory approvals before PUCT. Leadership of the group is shared between a trio of lawyers: in Houston, James Seegers and Suzanne Clevenger are the lead contacts, while at the Washington DC office, Bill Scherman is the senior name to note.

Greenberg Traurig‘s energy regulation team draws on broad expertise across generation, transmission, distributed resources, and utility regulation, to assist its client base of power producers, storage providers, investors, and financial institutions. The team includes members with regulatory agency experience, and is well versed in representation before FERC and the DOE. Coordinating the practice are a trio of lawyers across three of the firm’s US offices: William Garner in Houston has focused his practice on electricity matters for over three decades, seeing investors and renewable power developers through FERC and state utility commission regulatory issues; Kenneth Minesinger in Washington DC; and Iskender Catto in New York. Gregory Lawrence in Boston is an additional key partner, along with the chair of the Albany office’s energy practice, Doreen Saia. Boston-based John DeTore is a well-known figure in the electric power space in New England.

The electric power regulatory practitioners at K&L Gates bring together vast experience in representation before FERC, with advisory expertise to data centers, energy project developers, and manufacturing facilities. The firm’s offering across the US is jointly led by the Kansas City-based duo of John Crossley and Brogan Sullivan, and Washington DC’s Kimberly Frank. Frank focuses her electric regulatory practice on acting for clients before FERC and state public utility commissions, advising with administrative and appellate litigation, as well as access to electric power and federal energy regulatory developments. Maria Faconti is an additional key figure in Kansas City and has expertise in ERCOT regulatory matters.

Drawing on notable professional experience from within FERC and other public bodies, the team at Norton Rose Fulbright assists clients navigating the complex federal and state regulatory schemes. Major developers and lenders are among the team’s client list, and the practice is particularly strong in finance-related energy sector work. Kat Gamache is a stalwart of the firm’s energy transaction teams, assisting with FERC, DOE, and NERC compliance, and regulated contract negotiations. She leads the energy regulation practice from Houston, alongside Washington DC-based Bob Shapiro, a veteran of power purchase agreements and using various financial instruments for power supply agreements. Christopher Psihoules and Brian Plunkett are additional regulatory lawyers to note in Washington DC, while at a more junior level, Daniel Nugent and Ali Ward represent the practice in Denver and San Francisco, respectively.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's energy and infrastructure team includes a number of regulatory law experts that assist with a range of electric power matters. FERC proceedings, disputes, and applications for power sector projects and transactions are all regular aspects of the team’s workload, acting for a variety of clients, including renewable energy producers. At the San Francisco office, client favorite Patrick Ferguson is a notable figure in California regulatory law, representing independent power producers in wholesale and retail energy market transactions. Another regulatory law expert, Cory Lankford, is a key name at the Washington DC office, where Kayla Grant draws on expertise working at FERC. In San Francisco, Tahiya Sultan stands out. Amy Roma recently joined the firm’s Washington DC office.

Arnold & Porter‘s team is well versed in FERC representation, and is a strong choice for companies requiring regulatory assistance pertaining to transactions and other energy sector business matters. It has recently acted for data center campus developers in transmission agreements as that market continues to grow. Sandra Rizzo heads the team and acts for major utility powerhouses, investment funds, and energy efficiency providers. Andrea Kearney is the additional key name to note for electric power regulation.

Headquartered in New York, Couch White LLP has a sophisticated energy practice with extensive experience representing public and private energy clients in regulatory legal matters. The firm has extensive experience representing clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state energy regulatory commissions across the Northeast, as well as in proceedings conducted by independent operators. Based in Albany, Amanda De Vito Trinsey serves as co-chair of the energy practice group, representing clients before the federal and state regulatory agencies and having extensive experience dealing with a wide range of issues related to electricity, utility ratemaking, and regulatory compliance. Kevin M. Lang joins her as co-chair, assisting clients before state and federal regulatory agencies in matters involving utilities and electric system operators, generation and transmissions.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP fields a sizeable team that is regularly instructed in representation before FERC, NERC, federal courts, ISOs and RTOs, and state commissions across the country. Its diverse client base spans grid operators, investor-owned utilities, a range of developers and producers, large energy users, and technology and data-center companies. Co-chairing the firm’s energy, natural resources and environmental team are Sean Atkins in Washington DC, and Elaine Albrich in Portland. Additional leadership in electric power regulatory work comes from the energy industry group head Katie Jorrie, and Stacey Sprenkel, who joined the firm from Morrison Foerster in April 2025, both of whom are based in San Francisco. Vidhya Prabhakaran is also a key advisor in San Francisco on federal and state proceedings.

A broad range of electricity sector clients look to the team at Dentons for assistance with regulatory matters before FERC, covering operations, rates, project development, enforcement, compliance, and rulemaking. It is also active for various stakeholders in the booming data center sector, including assisting with regulatory issues pertaining to their setup and operation. At the helm of the practice, Clinton Vince is the leader of the wider energy group and is recognized as spearheading its development at the firm. Emma Hand is a key name for US federal and state regulatory matters, acting for several notable municipalities.

Advisory, transactional and litigious matters are all in the wheelhouse of the electric power regulation offering at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, whose clients include utilities and private equity companies. High-profile FERC and state regulatory proceedings, FERC-jurisdictional asset transactions, proceedings related to public utility agreements to serve data centers, and a range of energy disputes and appeals are all regular fixtures of the team’s workload. The team at the firm’s Washington DC office includes, Tory Lauterbach, whose broad energy sector knowledge includes work on data center power supply negotiations; and Janine Durand, who has extensive experience in energy and FERC-related transactional, corporate and financing matters. At a more junior level, Jess Rollinson is a contact to note.

Husch Blackwell LLP acts for a range of clients that are subject to government regulation of energy, handling regulatory, litigation, and business issues affecting the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity locally and nationally. Additional matters handled by the team include rate and cost allocation issues, and interconnection procedures within regional transmission organizations. The team is overseen by Anna Kimbrell in Kansas City; Linda Walsh, who is well versed in acting for electric utilities; and veteran regulatory and energy law practitioner Chris Reeder. The firm also has a strong Texas practice, with Austin-based Carrie Collier-Brown a key name to note.

Since initiating its operations in Texas in 2021, O'Melveny has established itself as a strong choice of counsel for clients in the Texas electricity market, acting on industrial facility development, energy transactions, power generation, and energy cost management. Its slate of matters frequently includes regulatory matters and litigation, and representation in cases before the PUCT and the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Three lawyers share joint leadership of the practice: Katie Coleman, an expert in energy transactions and regulatory policy; Philip Oldham, who has regulatory expertise across a number of energy subsectors; and Ben Hallmark, whose practice is focused on administrative law and litigation. Rex VanMiddlesworth is an additional senior figure to note. All named lawyers are based in Austin.

With a heavy transactional focus, the team at Sidley Austin LLP advises on the gamut of relevant regulatory issues arising in electric power deals. Among the range of matters handled are energy market design, counsel on FERC’s energy storage rule, vehicle-to-grid integration, grid resiliency, behind-the-meter generation for large data center developers, and EV charging infrastructure connection. Kenneth Irvin leads the practice and is well versed in representing major market stakeholders in high-stakes cases and strategic regulatory matters. His sizeable team includes Terence Healey, an experienced name in the wholesale electricity market, and Casey Khan, whose practice straddles FERC, CFTC, and financial market regulation matters. Irvin is based in Washington DC, while Healey and Khan are in Boston and Houston, respectively.

Van Ness Feldman LLP has a strong emphasis on electric power matters, covering regulatory, policy, and litigation matters pertaining to electricity and hydroelectric operations. It is well versed in cases before FERC, the DOE, and Department of the Interior.  Clients include a broad range of investor-owned and municipal utilities, renewable and conventional power owners, power marketers, manufacturers, and tech providers. Joseph Nelson and Suzanne Keppeler McBride co-lead the practice. Nelson draws on 30 years of energy sector experience, acting for clients before FERC, and Keppeler McBride is building a similarly strong practice in such matters, along with other regulatory issues. Gary Bachman and Malcolm McLellan are additional partners to note. Named lawyers are based in Washington DC, aside from McLellan, who is at the Seattle office.

Regulatory counseling, investigations, and transactions are all on the slate of work for the energy regulation team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, whose client base includes commodity and derivatives traders, energy companies, and swap dealers. It is well versed in matters before FERC, the CFTC, and the National Futures Association (NFA), and derivatives exchanges. Following the departure of Norman Bay in October 2025, the lead contact in the practice is John Forbush, who joined the firm from White & Case LLP in March 2025.