Noel Symons > McGuireWoods LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Predominantly out of the firm’s Washington DC office, McGuireWoods LLP fields a strong team within energy enforcement, having participated in a notable number of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement cases in federal court over the past few years. In a particular highlight, the firm represented Southeast Energy Market Members made up of 17 companies in establishing and obtaining regulatory approval for a new intrahour energy market covering a wide area in the Southeastern United States. Todd Mullins  chairs the energy enforcement practice group and represents energy clients in enforcement and compliance matters involving FERC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and other regulators. Noel Symons  acts for electric utilities and other energy companies before FERC and appellate courts, and also advises on cross-jurisdictional matters involving other regulatory bodies. Julia English represents electric generation and transmission owners, among other players, and handles compliance matters involving FERC, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of State.

McGuireWoods LLP is known for being a major player in energy enforcement, having represented a number of clients in FERC enforcement cases in the federal court. The team has been involved in rate cases at the federal level and in state jurisdictions which involve novel and important issues, such as witnessing the handling of the nation’s first fuel security case and design of a new form of FERC-approved transmission financing. Noel Symons (Washington, DC) represents electric utilities and other energy companies before FERC and appellate courts, and also advises on cross-jurisdictional matters involving other regulatory bodies. Todd Mullins  is the managing partner and serves as chair of the energy enforcement practice group, having represented multiple energy traders in several FERC investigations, while Julia English also focuses on the representation of electric generation and transmission owners in matters involving FERC.