Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's energy and infrastructure team includes a number of regulatory law experts that assist with a range of electric power matters. FERC proceedings, disputes, and applications for power sector projects and transactions are all regular aspects of the team’s workload, acting for a variety of clients, including renewable energy producers. At the San Francisco office, client favorite Patrick Ferguson is a notable figure in California regulatory law, representing independent power producers in wholesale and retail energy market transactions. Another regulatory law expert, Cory Lankford, is a key name at the Washington DC office, where Kayla Grant draws on expertise working at FERC. In San Francisco, Tahiya Sultan stands out. Amy Roma recently joined the firm’s Washington DC office.
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‘Strongest in electric field with deep knowledge base. Easy to work with, responsive, true professionals and experts in the field.’
‘Patrick Ferguson is the best in the field.’
‘Orrick has the strongest team in the California market, which is highly regulated and constantly changing. They provide practical advice regarding complicated regulatory matters.'
‘Patrick Ferguson consistently is able to break down complicated regulatory questions, understands where the market is or could be heading, and the risks related to the ever changing regulatory regime.’
‘What I've come to appreciate with Orrick is their ability to scale their team up or down according to the complexity of the current challenge we are working through.’
‘It starts with their expertise, but also the ability relate to us. They make us feel like one of their team.'
- 'Kayla Grant is amazing at personal communications.'
- 'Cory Lankford - very analytical and provides solid responses.’
Key clients
- Eurus Energy America
- Recurrent Energy
- TransWest Express, LLC
- Intersect Power
- Calpine Corporation
- GE Vernova Financial Services
- People’s Electric Corporation
- Diamond Generating Corporation
- ARDIAN Americas Infrastructure Fund
- EDP Renewables
Work highlights
Acting as FERC counsel for Eurus Energy America and its portfolio of project companies with operating projects in the United States on an ongoing basis.
Advising TransWest on regulatory and commercial issues related to development of the 732-mile TransWest Express Transmission project.
Representing Intersect Power in FERC compliance relating to its 1.5 GW portfolio of operating solar and battery storage projects in California and with respect to its pipeline of development-stage projects.
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Practice head
Kyle Drefke; Dahl Thompson; Louise Gibbons; John Eliason; Teresa Hill
Other key lawyers
Cory Lankford; Patrick Ferguson; Kayla Grant; Tahiya Sultan; Amy Roma