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Active on both a state and federal level, Dentons handles rate cases, transmission projects, and enforcement matters in addition to advising on the regulatory aspects of transactions in the energy space. Practice head Clinton Vince has a varied practice that includes appellate cases and project development for clients such as municipal utilities and transmission companies, while Emma Hand‘s advisory portfolio encompasses both regulatory and litigation matters. Regular appearances before FERC and state public utility commissions as well as compliance issues form part of Justin Mirabal’s experience. All named attorneys are based in Washington DC.
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Key clients

  • City Council of the City of New Orleans
  • Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative
  • The Gridwise Alliance
  • Alternative Transmission Inc.
  • Renewable Energy Aggregators
  • Hylect LLC
  • The Power One Energy Company
  • Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
  • Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of Connecticut
  • Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association

Work highlights

  • Advised Alternative Transmission, Inc. on regulatory, transactional, policy and business judgment matters, including representation before FERC in regard to the proposed construction of an undersea cable that will transmit electricity from the US mainland to Puerto Rico.
  • Advised Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative on strategic, crisis management, dispute, regulatory/PUCT and securitization matters in connection with the Winter Storm Event in February 2021 and related ERCOT market meltdown, which resulted in at least a $16bn overcharge to market participants and customers across Texas.
  • Represented Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Inc. in a case about revising Tri-State’s membership rules in a way that would lead to the forfeiture of an exemption from federal jurisdiction, so that Tri-State could be regulated by FERC and not be multiple state PUCs.

Lawyers

Practice head

Clinton Vince

Other key lawyers

Emma Hand; Justin Mirabal