Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a longstanding reputation in the electric power sector and has built a strong client base therein. It regularly acts in both routine and contested federal and state proceedings, as well as providing regulatory guidance pertaining to commercial transactions, asset transfers, and other corporate transactions. Experience before FERC, PUCT, and numerous other energy regulators is another hallmark of the practice. Myles Reynolds leads the team, as chair of the firm’s energy regulation group, acting for natural gas utilities and midstream companies, electric utilities, and other state or federal-regulated energy companies. He also represents clients in litigated proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Railroad Commission of Texas, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Alongside Reynolds in Dallas, Tab Urbantke is a contact to note for regulatory implications of project development and transactions. New York-based Kevin Jones focuses on the electric sector, with an emphasis on competitive wholesale markets, while in Washington DC, Ted Murphy is an experienced FERC electric lawyer, with particular focus on capacity market power mitigation.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- New York Independent System Operator
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
- PJM Power Providers Group
- PJM Settlement Inc
- Lower Colorado River Authority
- PJM Interconnection
- Grain Belt Express LLC
- Cross Texas Transmission, LLC
- Appalachian Power Company
- North American Coal Corporation
- Southwest Power Pool
Work highlights
Representing PJM Settlement and PJM Interconnection in litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including settlement discussions arising from Winter Storm Elliott and the ComEd Region Generator Group.
Leading the prosecution of Oncor’s pending base-rate case filed on June 26, 2025, before its municipal regulatory authorities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Advising the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) on a variety of topics, including advising on various state and federal proceedings regarding the clean energy transition, resource adequacy, capacity procurement, market mitigation regimes and related issues regarding the intersection of state and federal jurisdiction.
Practice head
Myles Reynolds
Other key lawyers
Tab Urbantke; Kevin Jones; Ted Murphy; John Shepherd; Lauren Freeland; Michael Messonnier
