Successfully settled dispute for natural gas producer after litigating pipeline expansion case at FERC and Pennsylvania state commission.
Contested merger of two large publicly regulated electric utilities on behalf of a group of wholesale customers in litigation before FERC and the utilities’ incumbent state commissions.
Successfully resolved offtake and interconnection dispute for customer-sited, combined CHP and solar facility after filing PURPA enforcement action at FERC.
Advised IPP developer on restarting deactivated natural gas power plant in PJM territory and provided guidance through PJM’s first-cycle process.
Advised storage developer on data center-sited storage facilities in PJM territory.
Served as primary energy counsel for deal team on acquisition of generator located in PJM territory.
Successfully defeated power company’s attempt to expand regulatory interpretation of state law relating to siting of solar power plants following significant briefing and trial.
In a years-long litigated proceeding, developed state interconnection procedures to include usable features for non-export solar and storage facilities.
Supported team performing due diligence for bank that refinanced a national portfolio of distributed energy resources.
Achieved regulatory rejection of a power company’s first-ever litigated integrated resource plan following eight-day trial.
Represented trade association in a litigated proceeding to develop renewable energy procurement procedures of public utility.
In a case of first impression, achieved waiver of state interconnection procedures for customer-sited solar facility.
Successfully settled dispute for gas marketer in gas utility’s first state rate case in over ten years.
In a case of first impression, secured order finding that interconnection facilities of a utility-scale solar and storage project were not subject to state commission’s siting authority and review.
Persuaded regulator to rescind prior order, based on a change in the law, that would have otherwise increased costs and caused development delay of a utility-scale solar project in South Carolina.
Appeared in first-ever litigated integrated resource plan proceeding of state-owned utility.
Consulted on regulatory risk for national microgrid feasibility studies.
Secured regulatory rejection of a power company’s proposed tariff controlling terms of nonresidential distributed solar following six-day trial and approval of client’s proposed tariff.
Succeeded in obtaining regulatory approval of settlement with a power company on tariffs controlling terms of non-residential distributed solar for 10 years and providing for customer-owned renewable energy credits.
Trials
Secured partial directed verdict for employer in retaliation claim after $5 million jury demand in federal rocket docket jurisdiction.
Achieved defense verdict in jury trial for national debt collector alleged to have violated consumer protection laws.
Obtained partial directed verdict in arbitration for tenant in seven-figure damages cases arising from commercial properties in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.
Appeals
Briefed and argued employment defense case in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Reversed trial court’s interlocutory order denying discovery in business fraud case.
Litigation
Secured seven-figure settlement for international pharmaceutical supplier in lien foreclosure suit.
Obtained six-figure settlement from insurer of IT vendor that caused catastrophic loss of data after court permitted forensic inspection of hard drives.
Immigration
Forced USCIS to approve immigrant visa by filing mandamus action against then-FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Achieved special interest waiver from Department of State for South Carolina physician employed by Federally Qualified Health Center.
