Electric

November 16, 2021

Cindy Bogorad to Speak at Grid Enhancing Technologies Conference

Spiegel partner Cindy Bogorad will speak on a panel at the "Grid Enhancing Technologies: Potential, Solutions and Challenges" virtual conference. Cindy's panel will address policy and regulatory measures to encourage the wider adoption of grid-enhancing technologies. The conference, sponsored by Global Transmission Report, will be held on December 1 and 2, 2021. More information about the conference is Cynthia S. Bogorad

October 14, 2021

Latif Nurani Speaks to APPA on Cybersecurity Regulation

Spiegel partner Latif Nurani spoke October 14 in a continuing education panel as part of the American Public Power Association's 2021 Legal and Regulatory Conference. The course, "Keeping Pace with Cybersecurity Regulation and Privacy Laws," discussed recent cybersecurity compromises and the evolving regulatory response and how the effect on public power utilities.

October 13, 2021

Cindy Bogorad Speaks on Panel About Transmission Reform

Spiegel partner Cindy Bogorad spoke on October 12 at a virtual panel at the Energy Bar Association’s 2021 Mid-Year Energy Forum. The panel, entitled “Beyond Order 1000: New Horizons in Transmission Planning Under FERC’s ANOPR,” addressed FERC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which contemplates revisiting rules governing planning for electric transmission, allocation of costs, and the interconnection of new...

Cynthia S. Bogorad

September 17, 2021

Mapes Moderates Webinar on Transmission Reform

Spiegel partner Katie Mapes moderated a webinar about FERC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking, "Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection." The webinar, entitled "Building the Grid of the Future: A Discussion of Transmission Reform," was sponsored by the New York University State Energy & Environmental Impact Center and touched on "state...

May 20, 2021

Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Highlighted

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP thanks our clients for their continued support and confidence as reflected in the recognition the firm has recently received from Chambers USA. For the eighth consecutive year, Chambers & Partners has recognized Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as one of the nation’s leading law firms in the area of “Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)...

Jeffrey M. Bayne, Cynthia S. Bogorad, , David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss

February 19, 2021

D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC Reduction of Transco Adder

On February 19, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion affirming Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders reducing the return on equity (“ROE”) adders paid to three stand-alone transmission companies (“transcos”) operating in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) footprint. Int’l Transmission Co. v. FERC, No. 19-1190 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 19,...

Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Stephen C. Pearson,

February 18, 2021

Chambers Global Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

Bogorad, Strauss Ranked

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP wishes to thank our clients for their continued support and confidence as reflected in the recognition the firm has recently received from Chambers Global. Chambers & Partners has again recognized Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as one of the nation’s leading law firms in the area of “Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) — Nationwide.” Chambers...

Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss

January 27, 2021

Client Alert: The Biden-Harris Administration: What Energy and Telecommunications Policies Will It Likely Pursue?

The inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris—coupled with the installation of a Democratic-majority Senate and House—means new directions for U.S. energy and telecommunication policy, and changes that are likely to impact our clients. As the Biden-Harris Administration begins, we pause to offer a few thoughts on what we may expect over the next four years. ...

October 30, 2020

FERC Rejects ISO New England’s “Energy Security Improvements” Proposal

FERC issued an order on October 30 rejecting ISO New England’s proposed suite of “Energy Security Improvements” or “ESI.” Approval of ESI would have imposed enormous charges on New England consumers in return for dubious — if any — regional reliability/fuel security benefits. ISO New England filed the proposal in response to a FERC directive to adopt a...

Scott H. Strauss, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, ,

August 27, 2020

Strauss, Schwarz and Hopkins Publish Op-Ed on FERC’s Capacity Markets’ Effects on Clean Energy and Consumer Costs

Presidential candidate Biden and Congress are focused on solutions to the climate crisis. Billions of dollars in new investment will be needed. But money will not be enough. In our op-ed, “FERC's Capacity Markets Limit Clean Energy and Cost Billions; It’s Time for Congress to Act,” published August 27, 2020, in Utility Dive, we argue that...

Scott H. Strauss, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz

May 5, 2020

Chambers Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Highlighted

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP thanks our clients for their continued support and confidence as reflected in the recognition the firm has recently received from Chambers USA. For the seventh consecutive year, Chambers & Partners has recognized Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as one of the nation’s leading law firms in the area of “Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)...

Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss

December 5, 2019

How FERC’s Peers Estimate Equity Costs

Spiegel partner David Pomper’s article, “How FERC’s Peers Estimate Equity Costs: A Deep Dive,” appears in the December 2019 issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly. It went to press before FERC issued its Opinion No. 569, which accords with the article’s observation that earnings/book ratios do not represent the capital attraction cost of equity and should not be used to...

David E. Pomper

November 22, 2019

Tim Lay Speaks at National and Texas Conferences on Recent FCC, Court and Hill Developments Impacting Local Governments.

Tim Lay spoke on panels at the annual conferences of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) in Tampa, and the Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (TATOA) in Corpus Christi. The topic of the NATOA conference panel was “Franchise Fees and ROW Management: What’s Left After the FCC’s New Rules?” The topic of the

November 15, 2019

Bogorad, Pomper, Schwarz and Strauss Named 2020 “Super Lawyers” and Bayne and Nurani Named “Rising Stars” in Energy & Natural Resources

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP is proud to announce that Cindy Bogorad, David Pomper, Jeff Schwarz and Scott Strauss have been selected as 2020 Washington DC “Super Lawyers” in the practice area of Energy & Natural Resources, and Jeff Bayne and Latif Nurani have been newly selected as “Rising Stars.” Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of...

Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, , Jeffrey M. Bayne

September 13, 2019

Daniel I. Davidson

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our former partner, Daniel Davidson, who spent forty-five years of his legal career with Spiegel & McDiarmid. We remember Dan as an invaluable colleague and wonderful friend, who had a unique gift for crafting the right legal argument, locating the most apt case, and recommending...

July 30, 2019

Horwood, Lay Give Updates at Annual Conferences of National Community Media Organizations

Spiegel partners Jim Horwood and Tim Lay both made presentations at the Alliance for Community Media 2019 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon on July 10. Tim spoke at the session on “Federal Policy Developments: What You Should Know and Do.” Jim spoke at the session on “State Policy Developments: What Are Good and Bad Developments to Monitor.” Jim...

James N. Horwood,

June 7, 2019

Spiegel Partner Pomper Responds to Article Criticizing Serial ROE Complaints

David Pomper responded to a recent article in the Public Utilities Fortnightly which faulted “successive customer complaints against the same ROE.”* In his letter to the editor in Fortnightly’s June issue, David provides some background on the 1988 Regulatory Fairness Act and its application of symmetry between utility rate increase filings under Federal Power Act section 205 and complaints...

David E. Pomper

May 16, 2019

FMPA Wins Complaint Against Duke, Restoring Queue Positions

On May 16, 2019, FERC granted a Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) complaint against Duke Energy Florida (DEF), reinstating FMPA’s previously submitted requests for transmission service to supply its members with power generated from the Poinsett Solar Facility, a NextEra 75 MW solar installation that is part of the largest solar project in Florida. FMPA requested transmission service from DEF...

Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang

May 1, 2019

Court Relies on Scholars’ Amici Brief in Allowing Foreign Emoluments Case to Go Forward

On May 1, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the President’s motion to dismiss a suit brought by members of Congress alleging that the President has violated the Foreign Emolument Clause of the Constitution. Spiegel attorneys Katharine Mapes and Jeffrey Bayne represented amici curiae Separation of Powers Scholars. The amici brief, which can...

, Jeffrey M. Bayne

April 29, 2019

Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

Bogorad, Mapes, Pomper, Schwarz, Strauss Highlighted

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP writes to thank our clients for their continued support and confidence as reflected in the recognition the firm has recently received from Chambers USA and Super Lawyers. For the sixth consecutive year, Chambers & Partners has recognized Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as one of the nation’s leading law firms in the...

Cynthia S. Bogorad, , David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss

« Previous
1
2
3
4
5
Next »
Practices

Electric

Natural Gas

Hydropower and Water

Reliability

Telecommunications

Utility Workforce

Services

Compliance and Enforcement

Energy Industry Transformation

Negotiating Agreements

Litigation and Appeals

Public Policy and Lobbying