As part of its nationwide energy practice, Blank Rome LLP has a seasoned team that handles federal and state oil and gas regulatory compliance and enforcement, and relevant aspects of litigation and transactions in the industry. Work spans rate, tariff, and administrative litigation, and representation before FERC and the CFTC. Practice head Mark Haskell is a veteran of FERC investigations, litigation, and related court appeals. His client base spans natural gas and power marketers, power generators, local distribution companies, end users, producers, industrial consumers, and LNG and shale gas developers. Brett Snyder advises companies on the certification of new natural gas infrastructure projects, and defends clients in certificate litigation. Lamiya Rahman is also experienced before FERC and the CFTC. All named lawyers are based in Washington DC.
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Testimonials
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- 'Brett Snyder is very knowledgeable in the field of natural gas pipeline rate cases. He represented us in a successful manner to have our positions heard and worked well in settlement conferences to achieve a reasonable end result for us. We never ran into issues with scheduling meetings with him when we needed to ahead of a settlement meeting or for an impromptu meeting to discuss items of concern we wanted to raise.'
Key clients
- BP America Inc.
- Sempra Infrastructure, Port Arthur LNG
- New Jersey Resources Corporation; New Jersey Natural Gas Company, LLC
- Calpine Energy Services
- Sempra Infrastructure; Cameron LNG, LLC
- Vistra Energy
- NEER (NextEra Energy Resources LLC)
- Expand Energy Corporation (formerly Southwestern Energy Company); Expand Energy Marketing LLC (formerly SWN Energy Services Company, LLC)
- Sempra Infrastructure; ECA Liquefaction S. de R.L. de C.V.
- Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
Lawyers
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Practice head
Mark Haskell
Other key lawyers
Brett Snyder; Lamiya Rahman; Emily Childress