Michael Yuffee > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts L.L.P. handles a broad range of regulatory and litigation mandates in the oil and gas sector, such as representing clients in hearings surrounding transportation rates for natural gas, permitting of regulated facilities and counselling concerning regulatory changes. The regulation team is also noted for its capability in handling contentious matters, particularly when representing clients in administrative litigation and judicial reviews of agency decisions, as well as compliance and enforcement cases. Emil Barth has acted as first chair on regulatory hearings before the FERC and regularly advises on regulatory, litigation and project development matters, while Michael Yuffee focuses on enforcement defense and other regulatory mandates relating to the wholesale energy markets. Houston-based James Barkley jointly leads the team alongside Jay Ryan, and special counsel Ryan Norfolk regularly handles matters surrounding enforcement defense, internal investigations and administrative litigation. All named practitioners are based in the firm’s Washington DC office, unless stated otherwise.

Baker Botts L.L.P. fields one of the largest national energy practice groups and is positioned to assist clients in navigating the diverse potential regulatory hurdles facing the U.S. electricity market. The team represent prominent members of the energy industry including large multi-state utilities, private equity-backed generation and transmission portfolio companies, investors and developers of renewable and energy storage assets. Its lawyers also assist clients on niche regulatory matters such as hydroelectric licensing and enforcement/compliance matters before FERC. Based in Washington DC, Michael Yuffee focuses on regulatory, enforcement defense and transactional markets relating to the wholesale energy markets, and, together with Ryan Norfolk, recently worked on a matter which involved representing a company before FERC on all transmission rate, policy, and market rule issues. Jay Ryan  is recognized for his work in counselling clients on project development and energy regulatory mandates, including complex matters before FERC and the DOE. Andrea Stover, based in Austin, provides regulatory counsel to clients in the energy and natural resources sector.