Meg Meiser
Of Counsel

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Direct: 202.879.4097
Telephone: 202.879.4000
Fax: 202.393.2866

meg.meiser@spiegelmcd.com

Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 1989
Cambridge, MA

Yale College, BA, cum laude, 1983
New Haven, CT
English

District of Columbia
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the Ninth Circuit

Ms. Meiser handles energy cases for municipalities and joint action agencies, primarily before FERC. Much of her litigation experience is in high stakes, technical, and complex multi-party cases.

"When is a Contract not a Contract? More Lessons from California," 2004, APPA Legal Seminar.
"Renewables and RPS Standards: A Roundtable Discussion," 2007, APPA Legal Seminar.

Represented a joint action agency in cases arising out of the Western market dysfunction in 2000-2001, including the California refund proceeding, the Pacific Northwest refund proceeding, and the Enron investigation.

Litigated several cases regarding the treatment of grandfathered transmission contracts in a restructured marketplace.

Trains clients on compliance with market related laws and regulations.

Helps clients with contractual and other arrangements related to the development and operation of renewable resources.

Ms. Meiser returned to Spiegel & McDiarmid in 2001, after an eight-year hiatus. During that time, Ms. Meiser worked primarily in the Southwestern United States on strategic planning and community and economic development issues for governmental, tribal, and non-profit clients.