Mr Myles Reynolds > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
1445 ROSS AVENUE
SUITE 3700
DALLAS, TX 75202
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Project Finance and Development, Energy and Infrastructure, Oil, Gas and LNG, Power and Utilities Capital Markets, Sustainability and Corporate Clean Power, Energy M&A, Energy, Energy Regulation, Renewable Energy and Clean Power, Pipeline

Position

Partner and chair of the firm’s Energy Regulatory practice

Career

Mr. Reynolds is a Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth and the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Energy Regulatory practice. He regularly represents electric utilities, natural gas utilities and midstream companies, as well as other energy companies regulated by governmental agencies, including the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and other state regulatory commissions. He represents clients in litigated administrative proceedings, including those associated with cost of service-based rates, certificates of convenience and necessity and facility siting, complaints, rulemakings, and approvals for sales, mergers, and changes in operational control. Mr. Reynolds also assists clients with greenfield project development, legislative initiatives, regulatory compliance, commercial transactions related to ongoing business, large corporate transactions (including financings and mergers and acquisitions), and post-closing business transitions.

Memberships

Admitted to the Texas State Bar

Education

  • JD, Certificate in Environmental Law, Tulane University Law School, 2001
  • BA, Geology and Environmental Studies, Washington and Lee University, 1996

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP regularly represents clients in compliance and enforcement matters before FERC and EPA and advises on the regulatory dimensions of gas permits as well as of project developments and operations, including in relation to environmental issues. The practice is led by Myles Reynolds in Dallas, whose portfolio encompasses rate cases and advice on greenfield projects for a variety of clients, including natural gas utilities and midstream companies. Based in Washington DC, Shemin Proctor also sports extensive expertise in representing clients before FERC and advising them on regulatory compliance in connection with transactional matters. Another key practitioner in the group is DC’s John Shepherd, an energy specialist with extensive experience in pipeline certification and abandonment as well as in civil enforcement matters.

United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP fields a team that is praised for its ‘deep bench with experienced leadership’ and handles federal and state regulatory proceedings for clients in the electric power sector in addition to providing regulatory support for M&A deals and other energy transactions. Notably, the firm possesses in-depth experience with a number of federal and state authorities such as FERC, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and ERCOT. Myles Reynolds counts rate cases, certificate proceedings, and regulatory compliance in his advisory portfolio and leads the practice out of the firm’s Dallas office. In New York, Ted Murphy is a go-to lawyer for clients including ISOs, RTOs, and electric utilities seeking advice on matters concerning market design and regulatory issues. Tab Urbantke, based in Dallas, is ‘highly knowledgeable of the industry’ and regularly handles the regulatory aspects of project developments while also advising on energy-related transactions.