Best Lawyers in America for Utilities Law
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Michael W. Patten practices in the areas of public utilities, energy and telecommunications, and has extensive litigation experience. He appears regularly before the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on matters involving public utilities, electricity, water and wastewater, renewable energy, energy efficiency, gas and telecommunications matters including rate cases, rulemakings, financings, line sitings, service area extensions, formal complaints and various ACC proceedings addressing polic...
Vidhya Prabhakaran is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law and Utilities Law. Vidhya practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Vidhya Prabhakaran since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Vidhya Prabhakaran is held by other lawyers.
George R. Fair was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1973. He has a general civil practice of both business and litigated matters, primarily in the banking, commercial lending and finance, corporate, public utilities, construction, fidelity and surety areas. George is a former President of the Mississippi Bar and an active member in several professional organizations.
Mark Smith is a business and regulatory lawyer who focuses his practice on economic development, government relations and telecommunications and utility matters. Mark has been involved in numerous state and local tax incentive projects with capital investments ranging from less than $2 million to more than $1 billion. He also represents a wide range of clients before the Tennessee General Assembly and before various State agencies and local governmental entities. Mark serves as Assistant Gene...
Katherine McDowell is an attorney at McDowell Rackner Gibson PC in Portland, Oregon, where her practice centers on Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law, with a significant focus on litigation involving regulatory enforcement matters. She advises utilities and energy companies on a broad range of regulatory and administrative law issues, including ratemaking, resource development and acquisition, compliance with environmental mandates, industry restructuring, and utility mergers and acquisitio...
Dan Pancamo is counsel in the business group in the New Orleans office. He has an electric public utility regulatory practice, representing clients in matters primarily before the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Mr. Pancamo also has a business and commercial transactional practice, representing clients in: (i) commercial real estate matters, including property development, finance, leasing, and acquisitions and sales for a range of projects, including office, retail, commercial and indus...
Hunter Branstetter helps clients favorably resolve thorny disputes, minimize the chance of future issues, and maximize success if problems do arise. His practice consists primarily of litigation; representing utilities, municipalities, and related entities; and certain aspects of business law. His trial and dispute resolution experiences range widely from contract claims to civil rights, corporate disputes to commercial litigation, condemnation/eminent domain to construction, antitrust to adm...
Tim is a partner of Rembolt Ludtke and his practice includes estate and business planning, estate administration, entity formation, and telecommunications. Tim uses his business and legal experience in working with individuals for their individual estate planning needs, along with families and closely held businesses with business and succession planning. Both SuperLawyers® and Best Lawyers® have recognized Tim in the areas of Trusts, Estates, and Business Planning. Tim and his wife A...
With a practice focus on municipal finance, Kester So has served as bond counsel or underwriter’s counsel on a wide variety of bond issues, including bonds for health care, public power, higher education, student loan, transportation, unemployment insurance, tax increment financing, state revolving fund, environmental, school bond loan fund, State and local building authorities, airports, water and sewer, solid waste disposal and economic and industrial development bonds.
Andy Kever brings to his clients broad experience in regulatory, legislative, and corporate matters. For many years he has been recognized as an advocate and counselor for the electric and communication industries. For over 45 years, he has represented a variety of competitive and regulated electric and telecommunication interests, including large regulated electric utilities. Andy is routinely recognized by his peers for his expertise in administrative and regulatory law. He has been board c...
Kevin A. McNamee is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Utilities Law. Kevin A. practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Kevin A. McNamee since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kevin A. McNamee is held by other lawyers.
Jeremy Jungreis is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Municipal Law, Utilities Law and Water Law. Jeremy practices law in Irvine, California Best Lawyers has recognized Jeremy Jungreis since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jeremy Jungreis is held by other lawyers.
Katie Baynes, a partner in Nixon Peabody’s Public Finance group, focuses her practice on project finance, infrastructure finance and public finance. She represents government authorities, issuers and underwriters in connection with project financings including stadiums and arenas as well as industrial development revenue bonds; college and university bonds; hospital, health care, and senior living bonds; and other exempt facility bonds. What do you focus on? Project Finance I have been ...
Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Bruce McDermott is a dedicated attorney at Harris Beach Murtha, proficient in Energy Law and Utilities Law. His practice involves various aspects of energy, public utility, environmental, and infrastructure law, including litigation, transactional work, regulatory representation, and client counseling. Bruce supports clients with state and federal environmental compliance and enforcement proceedings. He provides insightful guidance on energy and environmental ...
Noel Darce has more than four decades of experience in utility, regulatory, and energy law. He advises clients on a wide range of energy matters, including regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and related regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. His practice also encompasses legal and strategic issues involving regional transmission organization participation, utility mergers and acquisitions, generation expansion, utility bankrup...
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