Michael Strong Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Representing renewable generation, energy storage, retail energy, and more within the energy sector on regulatory advocacy, product development, complex business-to-business contracts, consumer contracts, financings, and acquisitions and disposals. My regulatory advocacy is primarily on behalf of trade associations in the solar and retail space, which supports in-depth advice and support to developers, long-term owner/operators, service providers, and the financing community.

Greater Chicago Area

Working in the renewable space (primarily the solar industry) on regulatory advocacy, product development, complex business-to-business contracts, consumer contracts, financings, and acquisitions and disposals. My regulatory advocacy is primarily on behalf of trade associations, but I provide all other services for developers, long-term owner/operators, service providers, and the financing community.Working in the competitive retail energy space on regulatory advocacy, product development, customer contracts, and compliance. My regulatory advocacy is primarily on behalf of trade associations, but I provide all other services to alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers.I also work with a diverse group of clients from end-use customers to developers (outside of solar) on energy-related issues.

Greater Chicago Area

Served the Energy industry with an administrative, commercial, and compliance practice focused on competitive energy and solar markets. Strong Legal advocated for its clients before regulatory and administrative agencies that set the rules of the game. As those rules are set and reset, Strong Legal provided compliance and product development advice for companies ranging from new entrants to longstanding operators. Strong Legal's clients ranged from retail electric providers to renewable energy developers to end users--Strong Legal worked with individual companies and trade associations. Essentially, Strong Legal worked with all entities interested in competitive energy markets except for the utility itself. Strong Legal's services are not limited to the energy industry or energy regulation; we advise on regulatory issues from data privacy to state consumer fraud acts and work on vendor and service agreements in multiple industries.

Greater Chicago Area

Contract developer and negotiator, compliance reviewer, litigator, and problem solver focused on Energy and Environmental sectors (including the confluence of the two in sustainability and climate change), with expertise in retail energy markets, procurement, and stakeholder management.

Greater Chicago Area

Head in-house lawyer at the Illinois Power Agency; responsible for general agency legal management and contracting, portfolio of Illinois Commerce Commission litigation (including annual Procurement Plan approval docket), Agency rulemakings, internal policies, and general compliance and regulatory advice. Key member of Agency policy team.Appointed Agency Legislative Liaison, Ethics Officer, and Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Officer.

Chicago

Teaching Energy Law survey class (Spring Semester 2018)Taught a multi-disciplinary seminar on current issues in energy to second and third year law students (Fall Semester 2013 and 2015).

Chicago

Attorney focusing on all aspects of Energy and Environmental law in support of contract negotiation, compliance, and administrative litigation. Focused on Illinois Commerce Commission administrative ligitation, compliance investigations and counseling within energy and environmental sectors, and environmental diligence on a wide variety of transactions.

Attorney specializing in Environmental, Health and Safety issues, including climate change.

J.D.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Government (With Honors) And Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Varsity lightweight rowing

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