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In this regulatory environment, energy companies must have strong compliance programs in place and have a defense strategy in the event of a U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) investigation.
Our lawyers provide compliance counseling to utilities, energy marketers, electric cooperatives, natural gas and petroleum pipelines, and independent power producers in FERC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated markets. We help develop internal codes of conduct for inter-affiliate transactions and information sharing and address antitrust concerns.
Our lawyers are highly experienced in dealing with external investigations. When noncompliance or misconduct allegations arise, the practice has a rapid response protocol that assembles a multidisciplinary team to ascertain the facts, minimize client liability, and develop corrective action to remedy noncompliance.
Our capabilities at a glance
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Hear from our clients and industry leaders
The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and then know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive.
Chambers & Partners, UK Guide, 2025
An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city.
Chambers & Partners UK 2025
Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives.
Chambers & Partners, Germany, 2025
The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it.
Chambers & Partners, UK 2025
Representative experience
TransCanada for various pipeline companies in conducting compliance reviews, drafting self-reports and as counsel in FERC enforcement investigations.
The largest energy companies in North America conducting compliance audits and FERC-regulated operations reviews, advising on enhancing compliance programs and organizational structures to manage regulatory compliance.
A power generator in a nonpublic investigation into its bidding practices in the PJM Interconnection day-ahead market. FERC allegations centered on possible market manipulation violations under relevant statutes.
A large interstate natural gas pipeline company in a FERC enforcement investigation including significant discovery, regarding an abandonment by sale application where the investigation was closed with no further action.
Multiple electric market participants in reliability compliance investigations, including negotiations of resolutions of such investigations by NERC and FERC staff.
A gas-fired utility company in litigation against El Paso Corporation alleging it contributed to the California electricity crisis. We led the case to a successful settlement of US$1.7bn.
A utility holding company and affiliated intrastate pipelines in an investigation into allegations of gas transportation and storage facilities operation preferences the intrastate natural gas pipelines allegedly provided.
Numerous interstate pipeline companies in connection with internal compliance investigations and self-reports to FERC enforcement staff.
Awards and recognitions
Tier 2 for Energy Regulatory: Conventional Power
The Legal 500 US
2019
Tier 3 for Energy Regulatory: Oil and Gas
The Legal 500 US
2019
Band 3 for Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
Chambers USA
2019
Band 2 for Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
Chambers USA
2019
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