Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. has a strong team of power litigators with experience in guiding clients across the electric power sector through regulatory and litigation proceedings. Leslie Thorne leads the team, splitting her time between New York and Austin and litigating bet-the-company cases for clients in the conventional and renewable energy spaces. Ben Mesches also heads the group from Dallas, as a sought-after appellate practitioner in the electric power sector.
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Key clients
- Emissions Reduction Corp. (ERC)
- Panda Power Funds
- XTO Energy
- Cobalt International Energy, Inc.
- Papalote Creek II, LLC
- Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
- South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (STEC)
- EDP Renewables North America, LLC
- NextEra Energy
- Tokai Carbon
- Ormat Technologies
- El Algodon Alto, LLC
- RWE Renewables Americas, LLC
Work highlights
Advised Emissions Reduction Corp. (ERC) on instant action arising from a $15 million promissory note and fraudulent overrepresentation of business to recover lost profits and damages and hold accountable the entities and individuals involved in the attempted exploitation.
Defended multiple power-related companies, including South Texas Electric Cooperative, EDP Renewables, Contour Global, Tokai Carbon, Ormat and Swoose, in relation to mass tort litigation involving hundreds of individual plaintiffs suing for losses and damages from Winter Storm Uri.
Served as coverage counsel for XTO Energy in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit stemming from a catastrophic explosion resulting in the death and disfigurement of multiple people, securing tens of millions of dollars in favorable settlements.
Practice head
Leslie Thorne; Ben Mesches
Other key lawyers
Jason Jordan; Andrew Guthrie; Ryan Pitts