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Bracewell LLP Offices
701 FIFTH AVENUE, STE 6200
SEATTLE, WA 98104-7018
WASHINGTON
United States
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Tyler S. Johnson
Work Department
Energy Regulatory
Career
Ty Johnson counsels domestic and international energy clients in energy regulatory matters and in offshore wind development and permitting.
In his energy regulatory practice, Ty advises on the regulatory regimes administered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the US Department of Energy, as well as other federal and state agencies. He represents energy marketers and transmission owners in matters involving compliance with the Federal Power Act, and he represents clients involved in regulatory litigation before FERC and in related appellate litigation. Ty works with clients on energy regulatory developments in the Northwest and the Western United States, with a focus on transmission and rate matters related to the Bonneville Power Administration and in related appellate proceedings. He is experienced with FERC’s natural gas transportation regulations, including with tariff and certificate proceedings, compliance audits and enforcement proceedings. He has also advised clients on numerous aspects of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and exports, including Department of Energy licensing and FERC certificate proceedings.
Education
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
(Next Generation Partners)United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
(Next Generation Partners)Bracewell LLP is based in Washington, DC and represents electric transmission and distribution utilities, independent power producers, power marketers and investors in energy companies before FERC and CFTC. The firm has a dedicated practice in regulatory matters related to renewable generation, and is chaired by Catherine McCarthy 
who has experience with FERC and state authorizations for major projects and transactions. Deanna King , based in Austin, has over two decades of experience in representation and counsel of domestic and foreign energy industry clients in regulatory compliance, with Theodore Duver focused on representing energy companies and investor-owned and cooperative utilities in matters implicating state and federal regulatory issues. Seattle-based Tyler S. Johnson made partner in January 2023 and is noted for his prowess in compliance matters pertaining to the Federal Power Act, as well as contentious matters before the FERC.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Next Generation Partners United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy regulation: electric power United States > Energy
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Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense