Mr Tab Urbantke > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
1445 ROSS AVENUE
SUITE 3700
DALLAS, TX 75202
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Project Finance and Development, Energy and Infrastructure, Oil, Gas and LNG, Power and Utilities Capital Markets, Sustainability and Corporate Clean Power, Energy M&A, Energy, Energy Regulation, Renewable Energy and Clean Power

Position

Partner

Career

Tab represents and counsels some of the largest utility and energy companies in Texas and the United States, including electric utilities, gas utilities, retail electric providers, qualified scheduling entities/power marketers, generators, mining companies, and other energy sector clients. He regularly advises clients of the regulatory implications and risks of project development, capital market, and commercial energy transactions. His experience includes both rulemaking proceedings and administrative litigation involving a variety of rate case, licensing, sale/transfer/merger, and compliance proceedings before numerous state and federal agencies. Tab has represented clients before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas for over 20 years. He also practices before the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and several state public utility commissions. Tab also regularly leads negotiations for clients on a variety of commercial energy transactions. In addition to his energy regulatory practice, Tab has significant experience in advising clients on legislative strategy, drafting and advocacy efforts.

Memberships

Admitted to the Texas State Bar

Education

  • JD, Baylor Law School, Order of the Barristers, 2002
  • MPPA, Baylor University, 2002
  • BA, Political Science, Baylor University, 1998

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represents clients in routine and contested federal and state regulatory proceedings, while providing regulatory guidance to support a variety of commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and financings, as well as asset transfers and corporate transactions. Lawyers such as Ted Murphy (Washington, DC) and Kevin Jones (New York and Richmond) have experience in matters involved with FERC and state regulators, including the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The firm also has regional capability with matters involving FERC, and regularly acts for electric utilities in defense of actions brought under the Clean Air Act. Myles Reynolds, based in Dallas, focuses on counseling and representation of electric and natural gas utilities, as well as energy companies regulated by the state and feral agencies. Tab Urbantke advises clients on regulatory implications and risks of project development, capital market and commercial energy transactions.