Mr Myles Reynolds > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP regularly represents clients before various state regulatory bodies such as the Railroad Commission of Texas. The group handles the gamut of issues before the FERC as well as defending clients’ positions before appellate, federal bankruptcy and state courts. It also handles oil pipeline regulation under the ICA. Environmental law expert Deidre Duncan jointly leads the group with Myles Reynolds who represents natural gas utilities and midstream companies.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is the ‘”go-to“ firm for state regulatory matters in Texas’.  The team is praised for being ‘highly responsive and willing to go the extra mile as needed’. It regularly represents clients in routine and contested, federal and state regulatory proceedings, and provides regulatory guidance to support a variety of commercial transactions. Additionally, the group has extensive NERC capabilities including representing clients in compliance audits. Based in Washington DC, project finance specialist Jeffrey Schroeder jointly leads the team with Myles Reynolds in Dallas; Reynolds primarily advises electric utilities, natural gas utilities and midstream companies. In Dallas, Tab Urbantke and counsel Lauren Freeland are also recommended. John Shepherd, previously at FERC, joined the Washington DC office in March 2021.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represents a broad range of oil and gas industry clients before FERC and other federal governing bodies and state regulatory entities. The team handles audits, compliance and enforcement issues, as well as oil-pipeline regulatory matters. It also supports clients on jurisdictional issues for unregulated companies and is able to advise on environmental matters, including oil and gas permitting, and the operation, repair and replacement of infrastructure. Based in Washington DC, co-chair Deidre Duncan is a water and natural resources law expert, while fellow co-chair Myles Reynolds -in Dallas- primarily represents natural gas utilities and midstream companies.