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Bonnie Blair

Bonnie Blair

Senior Counsel

Washington, D.C.
202 585 6905 202 585 6905 direct


  • OVERVIEW
  • NEWS & EVENTS

INDUSTRIES

PRACTICES

  • Education

    • Harvard Law School,

      J.D., 1976

    • Wesleyan University,

      B.A., summa cum laude, 1972

      Phi Beta Kappa, Board of Trustees

  • Admissions

    • District of Columbia

    • District of Columbia USDC

    • US Ct Appeals, DC Circuit

    • US Ct Appeals, 9th Circuit (AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, Guam, M. Isles)

    • US Supreme Ct

  • Affiliations

    • American Bar Association

    • American Public Power Association

    • Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment

    • California Municipal Utilities Association

    • Energy Bar Association

  • Recognitions

    • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings), 2010-2024

    • Listed in Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters), 2013-2020

    • Ranked in Chambers USA (by Chambers & Partners) for Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2010-2023

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Partner, 1997-Present

    • Spiegel & McDiarmid

      Partner, 1982-1997

      Associate, 1976-1982

  • Community

    • Washington Board of Trade

      Resource Group Participant

      Connected DMV Initiative

Bonnie advises and advocates for clients on wholesale electric market rules and transmission access and pricing issues.

With more than 40 years of experience representing municipal electric systems, Bonnie has covered a wide range of electric industry issues, including market design for Independent System Operators, compliance with market conduct rules, transmission rates and policy, interconnection and power resource transactions.

Bonnie advocates before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and U.S. Courts of Appeals and in ISO/RTO stakeholder proceedings, as well as participating in transactional negotiations and alternative dispute resolution processes. Clients value her focus on pragmatic solutions and assertive but collegial style.