Areas of Practice
Federal regulation of the electric power industry, emphasizing FERC regulation of independent power producers, power marketers and other public utilities; licensing of hydroelectric projects; and regulation of public utility holding company systems.

Representative Experience
Regulation of independent power projects, power marketers and other public utilities under the Federal Power Act, including FERC proceedings to authorize market-based rate schedules, issuance of securities, mergers and acquisitions, transfer of jurisdictional facilities, interconnection and transmission service issues.

Regulation of qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, including FERC proceedings to certify cogeneration and small power production facilities, issuance of waivers, acceptance of rate schedules and restructuring of power sales contracts.

Licensing and regulation of hydroelectric projects under the Federal Power Act and related laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act. Cases include City of Centralia, Washington v. FERC, 213 F.3d 742 (D.C. Cir. 2000).

Regulation of holding company systems under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, including approval of mergers and acquisitions, exemptions for wholesale generators and foreign utility companies, and regulation of holding company systems under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.

Prior Experience
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1994-2001

Member, Newman & Holtzinger P.C., Washington DC, 1983-1994

Associate and Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington DC, 1974-1983

Representative Clients
Calpine Corporation

Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington

Idaho Power Company

Publications and Presentations
Moderator and panelist, bar association seminars and events

Expert witness on qualifying facility matters before a U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Memberships and Activities
American Bar Association

Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and D.C. Circuits

District of Columbia Bar

U.S. Supreme Court

Energy Bar Association, Hydroelectric Regulation Committee, Former Chair

Named as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA, 2005-2006

Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Public Utility Law by Woodward/White, 2003-2004; 2005-06; 2006; 2007. Named in Energy Law, 2008

Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center

Graduate studies, College of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Catholic University

B.A. in Physics, Rutgers University