Janine Durand > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is adept at handling FERC enforcement and litigation cases on behalf of major players in the oil and gas sector, such as TotalEnergies. The team regularly supports clients on regulatory litigation mandates, including rate proceedings, investigations, complaints and acquisitions. William Holloway is a key contact in the group, based in Washington DC, with a client roster consisting of independent power producers and transmission companies. Hollaway chairs the firm’s energy regulation and litigation practice and has considerable experience standing before the FERC, while Janine Durand, who advises on energy-related transactions and administrative litigation, is another key member of the team. Jason Fleischer, Jeffrey Jakubiak and Jennifer Mansh left the firm to join Vinson & Elkins LLP in February 2023.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP handles a range of complex energy matters, including FERC enforcement and litigation cases, regulatory matters involving acquisitions, rate proceedings, investigations, complaints and rulemakings. William Hollaway has experience with numerous wind and solar renewable power projects, among others, and represents clients in energy regulation matters and transactions, including proceedings before FERC. Senior counsel Janine Durand focuses on the development and management of energy transmission and generation, and also represents clients before FERC. Jeffrey Jakubiak left the firm in January 2023. All mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s energy, regulation and litigation group provides a full range of services related to all aspects of the energy business, such as in representing clients in high-profile FERC enforcement and litigation cases. The team regularly represent clients on regulatory matters involving utilities and private equity companies in the acquisition of other utilities and large generating facilities, including wind and solar projects in the United States. One such example is the matter of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables (BHE Renewables), worked on by William Hollaway (in Washington, DC), where the team served as lead counsel for a number of fronts including all FERC, Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), ERCOT, PJM and MidContinent Independent System Operator (MISO) considerations. Jeffrey Jakubiak counsels a wide variety of clients across electric matters at FERC, with Janine Durand standing out for her representation of businesses engaged in the development and management of energy transmission and generation before FERC.