Areas of Practice
Energy transactions, state and federal energy regulatory proceedings, energy project developments; government contracts; federal appellate

Representative Experience
Represents bulk purchasers of energy in retail and wholesale markets

Negotiates energy commodity, transmission and financial-hedging contracts

Counsel to generation, transmission and pipeline project developers and to industrial developers of on-site generation

Counsel to geothermal project developer on siting, interconnection, transmission, tax and power contract matters

Represents clients before Bonneville Power Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state regulatory agencies in the western United States

Negotiates IRU agreements regarding utility owned fiber-optic systems

Serves as U.S. counsel to a Canadian energy company

Represents clients in federal appeals

Prior Experience
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Electric Rates and Corporate Regulation, Office of the Solicitor

Assistant General Counsel, special assistant to the Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration

Vice President, Portland General Corporation

Publications and Presentations
Speaks on energy issues affecting utilities and major end-users of energy

Memberships and Activities
Oregon, District of Columbia and Connecticut Bars

Hiring Partner, Portland office of DWT

Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Energy Law by Woodward/White

Education
J.D., with distinction, George Washington University School of Law

B.A. in Mathematics, University of Michigan

Graduate courses in Economics and Accounting, George Washington University