Partner
Current--Practice focus: The electric utility industry, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and state commissions; privacy, data breach, and critical infrastructure security.--Clients include: Electric cooperatives and other utilities, transmission companies, generators and energy trading companies, and end users.--Examples of FERC matters: Market-based rate authorizations, waivers and filings; approvals of transmission tariffs; interlocking directorates; qualifying facility (QF) matters; filing and reporting requirements.--Current projects: NERC audits; transmission access and pricing disputes; enforcement matters; data breach; critical infrastructure protection.--Previous job: Clerkship with Judge Danny Boggs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.