Our energy attorneys have developed a keen understanding of our clients’ business objectives, developing strategies that align closely with those goals.
We represent a wide range of participants in the energy sector, including municipal utility systems and joint action agencies; electric cooperatives; local gas distribution companies; oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas producers; investor-owned natural gas systems; hydropower licensees and license applicants; renewable energy companies; large industrial users and other purchasers of electricity on a broad spectrum of regulatory and commercial issues.
We regularly appear before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), Federal Courts of Appeals, and state commissions We also advise on FERC requirements and regulations; compliance programs and guidelines; FERC and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) audits and investigations; energy market design issues; strategic transactions including purchase and sale of electricity, natural gas, oil, and facilities; FERC licensing and relicensing processes and the corresponding state and federal resource agencies’ processes for hydropower facilities; as well as on ongoing changes to the energy industry.
Thompson Coburn’s Energy team has decades of combined experience representing utility and non-utility parties in formal adjudications before federal and state regulatory commissions and courts. We bring a deep understanding of the industry and how energy markets work, diving into the technical details because that is what matters to our clients. Our team provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary legal services to a variety of suppliers and purchasers, including municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, local gas distribution companies, and hydropower licensees.
regulatory guidance in a fast-changing environment
Regulatory compliance in a time of constant change is one of the greatest risks facing energy providers. There are questions about the changing resource mix, the emergence of storage and new technologies, and the impact of data centers (including for AI) and crypto mining on the electric system. Our attorneys help clients navigate these developments and the evolving regulatory landscape, providing strategic advice and guidance on critical regulatory and policy issues involving different aspects of energy regulation. We have a particular focus on issues involving FERC policy and regulations and NERC reliability standards; however, we also regularly address state regulations and policies and other federal policies and programs affecting the energy industry.
We help clients navigate the complex regulatory landscape within the energy industry.
We offer significant depth, drawing on the strength of the full-service Thompson Coburn team to best represent our clients.
Our national energy team understands the technical details of the energy markets, providing our clients with a higher level of support.
Our energy attorneys are business and solutions-oriented, providing clients innovative solutions to their complex issues.
