Fredrick Wilson

Counsel

T 202.973.4260 Washington, D.C.
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Fred Wilson leverages his broad technical and legal experience to help energy clients navigate the unique challenges facing their industry. Fred draws on his power systems engineering background and his time at FERC as both a trial attorney and a legal advisor to a Commissioner to inform his approach.

Fred applies his engineering expertise and first-hand regulatory insight to counsel investor-owned utilities, independent power producers and transmission companies, energy marketers, large industrial consumers, natural gas pipelines, shippers, and other service providers with respect to project development, navigating complex transactions and the full range of regulatory matters before FERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and state regulators. He has extensive experience with RTO/ISO market rules and issues under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, and Natural Gas Policy Act.

Practice Highlights

FERC legal advisor

Advised Commissioner Colette D. Honorable on all policy, legal, and technical matters within FERC jurisdiction; engaged with public utilities, trade associations, environmental groups, members of Congress and staff, state and local politicians, and the general public regarding policy issues.

Litigation

While serving as a trial attorney with FERC's Office of Administrative Litigation, developed staff positions, planned tactical and strategic approaches, prepared legal documents, and represented the staff at settlement negotiations, oral arguments, and hearings on regulatory issues concerning electric utilities and natural gas and oil pipelines.

Transactional

Shepherded multibillion dollar acquisitions of energy transmission systems through federal and state approval requirements, including Sempra Energy's all-cash acquisition of Energy Future Holdings Corp and Calpine Corporation's sale to Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine

Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia, 2018
  • Texas, 2012

Education

  • J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2012
  • M.B.A., Finance, Georgia State University, 2005
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Howard University, 2001

Memberships & Affiliations

    • American Association of Blacks in Energy, 2015-present
    • National Bar Association, 2015-present
    • Energy Bar Association, 2012-present

Background

    • Senior Associate, White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C., 2016-2021
    • Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Colette D. Honorable, 2015-2016; Trial Attorney, Office of Administrative Litigation, 2012-2015 – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
    • Legal Intern, American Wind Energy Association, Washington, D.C., 2011
    • Senior Regulatory Specialist, 2009-2011; Senior Transmission Engineer, 2007-2008 – Reliant Energy, Inc., Houston
    • Transmission Planning Engineer, 2006-2007; Protection & Control Engineer, 2001-2006 – Georgia Transmission Corporation, Tucker, Ga.
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