Norman C. Bay > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Archie Fallon and Jay Hughes lead Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s power and renewable energy practice from the Houston office, where they have significant experience in transactional and project financing work, with Hughes focusing on public and private M&A, and Fallon also being noted for his expertise in advising on investments across the risk-return spectrum. The firm’s clients include lenders and sponsors, investors, and power producers, and it is well equipped to advise on current and forthcoming regulations in addition to its transactional work. Energy and commodities group co-chair Norman Bay is noted in Washington DC, where corporate and financial services partner Jorge Kamine is also recommended. David Aaronson left in May 2022 and Athena Eastwood retired in 2023.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has a highly regarded energy regulatory practice and are frequently engaged in power, renewable, oil and gas and other energy in regulatory counselling, investigations and transactions. The firm has extensive experience in representing clients in high-profile regulatory matters before the CFTC, FERC, NFA and derivatives exchanges, alongside providing advice regarding the application and scope of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. Based in the Washington DC area, former Chairman of FERC Norman Bay is chair of the firm’s Energy Regulatory & Enforcement Practice Group and is co-chair of the Energy & Commodities Practice Group, and was appointed to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board as one of eighteen appointees to the Secretary’s Board. Paul Pantano is a leading lawyer who covers a wide variety of regulatory, investigative, enforcement, litigation and transaction matters.