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CurrentWhile at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC I have:• Represented an independent investment management firm in its acquisition of an investor-owned local distribution company before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia ("PSC").• Represented large local distribution companies before the PSC in base rate cases, cost of gas purchased cases, depreciation rate cases, bypass cases, and formal customer complaint cases.• Represented a private equity firm in its evaluation of several natural gas-fired power generation facilities.• Represented a PURPA qualifying facility before the PSC in a complaint case asking the PSC to require an electric utility to consent to a refinancing of the qualifying facility’s outstanding debt.• Represented a PURPA qualifying facility before the PSC in a dispute involving the ownership of renewable energy certificates.• Represented midstream/gathering pipeline companies in assessing their exposure to regulation by state public utility commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC").• Represented a multinational private equity company in assessing several interstate crude oil and natural gas liquids pipelines.• Represented a privately-owned municipal solid waste landfill in a certificate proceeding before the PSC seeking authority to accept drill cutting waste.• Represented methane gas-fired electric generating facilities in siting certificate proceedings before the PSC.• Represented municipalities and public service districts (water and sewer) before the PSC in rate proceedings, certificate applications, and petition for consent and approval proceedings.• Represented competitive local exchange carriers before the PSC in certificate proceedings and acquisition proceedings.• Represented exploration and production companies before the FERC in various matters involving interstate pipelines.
