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Bracewell LLP Offices
111 CONGRESS AVENUE, STE 2300
AUSTIN, TX 78701-4061
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Ms Deanna King
Work Department
Energy Regulatory Litigation
Position
Deanna King, co-chair of the firm’s energy litigation practice group, represents domestic and foreign energy-industry clients in a broad range of matters related to market access, competition, market behavior and market design, enforcement and compliance, and restructuring and cross-border issues related to participation in United States energy markets. She counsels energy sector clients on regulatory and compliance matters and represents them in enforcement, administrative and litigation proceedings, with a particular focus on organized and bilateral energy markets in the west, contract negotiation and dispute resolution, and compliance with market rules.
Education
J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1998; M.Ed., with highest honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1988; B.S., magna cum laude, Baylor University, 1986
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
Representing major energy companies as both plaintiffs and defendants, Bracewell LLP has a strong pedigree in multidistrict and multi-party litigation and arbitration, with a notable specialism in disputes regarding compensation for energy infrastructure investments. The practice is co-led by Houston’s Stephen Crain, a name to note for power trading disputes, and Deanna E. King in Austin, who advises foreign clients on issues related to participation in the US energy markets, such as market access, competition and cross-border matters. Seattle-based Tyler S. Johnson acts in cases involving compliance with the Federal Power Act, FERC proceedings as well as related appellate litigation, and is noted for expertise in transmission and rate matters linked to the Bonneville Power Administration. In Washington DC, Michael Brooks focuses on commodities and derivatives with ties to electricity markets, which is also at the core of Bradley Benoit‘s practice in Houston. Andrew Zeve left the firm in January 2023, while Rachael Marsh departed in June 2023.
United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
Bracewell LLP sports a robust FERC practice, representing clients in federal appellate and district courts. The team also excels in renewable energy work, advising on independent transmission projects as well as storage and generation projects with the capacity to advise on regulatory compliance and approvals as well as on contentious and transactional issues. In Washington DC, practice head Catherine McCarthy is highly experienced in representing clients before authorities such as FERC, DOE and NRC, and Tyler S. Johnson counts regulatory litigation and compliance amongst his areas of expertise. Deanna E. King, based in Austin, is another practitioner with extensive know-how in federal and state court litigation in addition to non-contentious regulatory issues. New York’s Theodore Duver is regularly sought out by renewable energy companies and utilities in matters such as generic rule-makings and ratemaking proceedings. Rachael Novier Marsh left the firm for an in-house position in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy litigation: electric power United States > Energy
- Energy regulation: electric power United States > Energy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity 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