Arnold & Porter‘s team is well versed in FERC representation, and is a strong choice for companies requiring regulatory assistance pertaining to transactions and other energy sector business matters. It has recently acted for data center campus developers in transmission agreements as that market continues to grow. Sandra Rizzo heads the team and acts for major utility powerhouses, investment funds, and energy efficiency providers. Andrea Kearney is the additional key name to note for electric power regulation.
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Key clients
- LS Power Development
- Enerwise Global Technologies, LLC (CPower)
- Public Service Electric and Gas Company; PSEG Energy Resources & Trade, LLC; PSEG Power LLC; PSEG Nuclear LLC (the “PSEG Companies”)
- NorthStar Clean Energy Company
- PPL Corporation
- Duquesne Light Company
- Kerry Inc.
- bp
- American Real Estate Partners
- StarPlus Energy
- Rockland Capital
- Tesla
Work highlights
Assisted Enerwise Global Technologies, LLC with FERC proceedings pertaining to its business in various domestic markets, including reaching a settlement to resolve on a favorable basis a complaint we brought on its behalf against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Assisted NorthStar Clean Energy Company with energy regulatory matters and tax equity arrangements across its growing fleet of assets.
Represented American Real Estate Partners in power, real estate and other matters pertaining to its data center development activities, negotiating dozens of power-related agreement with different utilities across the country as well as handling real estate matters.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Sandra Rizzo
Other key lawyers
Andrea Kearney