Couch White LLP

Energy

Of Counsel

Mike has been practicing energy law for over 35 years. Much of his practice involves assisting businesses and institutions in lowering their energy-related costs in a variety of ways.  On behalf of clients, Mike engages in: administrative proceedings involving energy rates and regulatory policies; the development of wholesale electricity market rules; certification and related proceedings, including those involving the construction and/or the operation of electric generation and gas distribution facilities and the formation of utilities; customer disputes with energy service providers, including utilities; and energy-related transactions, including the procurement of competitively-priced electricity and natural gas supplies.

Mike is a prominent representative of large energy consumers throughout New York and practices extensively before the New York State Public Service Commission, the New York Independent System Operator, the New York State Reliability Council (which he previously served as Chair), and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

New York State Bar Association Ranked in Band 2 by 2026 Chambers & Partners for New York State Energy: State Regulatory and Wholesale Electric Market; Chambers & Partners ranked attorney in this category for 20 years Named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Energy Law

University at Albany, State University of New York, B.A., 1987, cum laude; Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1990, with distinction, Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review