Energy Industry Transformation

VIEW March 18, 2024 New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel Argues Against Greenlighting of Transco Pipe Line Project
Anree G. Little, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW May 16, 2019 FMPA Wins Complaint Against Duke, Restoring Queue Positions
Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang
Download VIEW April 15, 2019 Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of New York Subsidies Case
Scott H. Strauss, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW September 27, 2018 New York Prevails in Defense of Zero-Emission Credits
Scott H. Strauss, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
Download VIEW July 25, 2017 Clean Sweep for Clean Energy: New York Prevails in Fight over Nuclear Subsidies
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 29, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Argue Before U.S. Supreme Court in Case with Significant Implications for Renewables
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 25, 2013 Zoning vs. LNG: U.S. Fourth Circuit Upholds County Victory
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW June 25, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid Defends Local Zoning Plan Against LNG Complex
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 9, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Helps Maryland County Defend Transit-Oriented Development Plan, Defeating Disruptive LNG Storage Facility
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW February 22, 2012 Scott Strauss and Peter Hopkins Complete Successful Representation of the State of Maryland and the Maryland Energy Administration in Utility Merger Proceeding
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss

Electric

VIEW February 11, 2025 Sixth Circuit Sides with Consumers, TDUs in Denial of Adder to Ohio Utilities
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Lauren L. Springett
VIEW June 7, 2024 Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 1, 2024 Ratepayer Advocates Ask FERC to Modernize its Regulation of Utility Investments
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss, Samuel B. Whillans
VIEW April 1, 2024 FERC Updates Policy for Recovering Construction Labor Wages in Utility Rates
Anree G. Little, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 4, 2024 The City of Orangeburg, S.C. Begins Historic Power Purchase Agreement with Duke Energy Carolinas
Anree G. Little, James N. Horwood
VIEW January 1, 2023 Jeff Bayne and Amber Martin Stone Become Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partners
Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW November 10, 2022 D.C. Office of People’s Counsel Wins Remand in Pepco Rate Case
Scott H. Strauss, Amanda C. Drennen
Download VIEW August 23, 2022 D.C. Circuit Sides with State Petitioners Challenging Reliability-Must-Run Agreement Rates for Mystic Units 8 & 9 and Everett LNG Terminal
Scott H. Strauss, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
Download VIEW August 18, 2022 U.S. Court of Federal Claims Rules for Northern California Power Agency and California Cities
Scott H. Strauss, Lisa G. Dowden, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Amanda C. Drennen
Download VIEW August 9, 2022 D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC’s Methodology for Calculating Returns on Equity
David E. Pomper
Download VIEW August 5, 2022 D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC’s Orders that had Increased Transmission Costs to Kentucky Municipals
Thomas C. Trauger, David E. Pomper
VIEW June 2, 2022 Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Jeffrey M. Bayne, Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW January 25, 2022 Appeals Court Rules in Cases on Distribution System Access and Fairness of Service
William S. Huang, Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW January 20, 2022 Cindy Bogorad to Speak on Joint Ownership
Cynthia S. Bogorad
VIEW November 16, 2021 Cindy Bogorad to Speak at Grid Enhancing Technologies Conference
Cynthia S. Bogorad
VIEW October 14, 2021 Latif Nurani Speaks to APPA on Cybersecurity Regulation
VIEW October 13, 2021 Cindy Bogorad Speaks on Panel About Transmission Reform
Cynthia S. Bogorad
VIEW September 17, 2021 Mapes Moderates Webinar on Transmission Reform
VIEW May 20, 2021 Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Jeffrey M. Bayne, Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW February 19, 2021 D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC Reduction of Transco Adder
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Stephen C. Pearson
VIEW February 18, 2021 Chambers Global Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW January 27, 2021 Client Alert: The Biden-Harris Administration: What Energy and Telecommunications Policies Will It Likely Pursue?
VIEW October 30, 2020 FERC Rejects ISO New England’s “Energy Security Improvements” Proposal
Scott H. Strauss, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW August 27, 2020 Strauss, Schwarz and Hopkins Publish Op-Ed on FERC's Capacity Markets' Effects on Clean Energy and Consumer Costs
Scott H. Strauss, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW May 5, 2020 Chambers Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW December 5, 2019 How FERC's Peers Estimate Equity Costs
David E. Pomper
VIEW November 22, 2019 Tim Lay Speaks at National and Texas Conferences on Recent FCC, Court and Hill Developments Impacting Local Governments.
VIEW November 15, 2019 Bogorad, Pomper, Schwarz and Strauss Named 2020 “Super Lawyers” and Bayne and Nurani Named “Rising Stars” in Energy & Natural Resources
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW September 13, 2019 Daniel I. Davidson
Download VIEW July 30, 2019 Horwood, Lay Give Updates at Annual Conferences of National Community Media Organizations
James N. Horwood
Download VIEW June 7, 2019 Spiegel Partner Pomper Responds to Article Criticizing Serial ROE Complaints
David E. Pomper
VIEW May 16, 2019 FMPA Wins Complaint Against Duke, Restoring Queue Positions
Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang
Download VIEW May 1, 2019 Court Relies on Scholars’ Amici Brief in Allowing Foreign Emoluments Case to Go Forward
Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW April 29, 2019 Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 23, 2019 Port of Portland Prevails in Airport Revenue Use Case
Peter J. Hopkins
Download VIEW April 15, 2019 Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of New York Subsidies Case
Scott H. Strauss, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW March 12, 2019 FERC Grants Complaint by Owensboro, Kentucky; Orders Refunds Exceeding $5.5 Million
Thomas C. Trauger, David E. Pomper
VIEW January 1, 2019 Latif Nurani Becomes a Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partner
VIEW September 27, 2018 New York Prevails in Defense of Zero-Emission Credits
Scott H. Strauss, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
Download VIEW June 1, 2018 Federal Appeals Court Upholds FERC Order Requiring Equitable Treatment of Mississippi Ratepayers
David E. Pomper
VIEW May 7, 2018 Spiegel Attorney Speaks on Panel at EBA Annual Meeting
Cynthia S. Bogorad
VIEW May 3, 2018 Chambers Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 24, 2018 Bogorad, Mapes, Schwarz, Strauss Recognized by “Super Lawyers”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW February 21, 2018 Spiegel Attorney Joins Panel on Current Developments in Grid Reliability
Download VIEW July 25, 2017 Clean Sweep for Clean Energy: New York Prevails in Fight over Nuclear Subsidies
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW July 17, 2017 Victory for Orangeburg: Court Directs FERC on Remand to Justify Apparent Unlawful Discriminatory Treatment of Wholesale Customers
Peter J. Hopkins, James N. Horwood
VIEW May 26, 2017 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 24, 2017 Bogorad, Strauss Named 2017 “Super Lawyers” and Mapes Named “Rising Star” in Energy & Natural Resources
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW February 2, 2017 Midwest Transmission Dependent Utilities Score Major Win Against Capacity Market Bifurcation
Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang
Download VIEW October 19, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Present at APPA Legal & Regulatory Conference
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Peter J. Hopkins
VIEW June 2, 2016 Chambers Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 29, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Argue Before U.S. Supreme Court in Case with Significant Implications for Renewables
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 1, 2016 Rebecca Baldwin Becomes Of Counsel to Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
VIEW January 1, 2016 Katie Mapes Becomes a Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partner
Download VIEW August 5, 2015 Spiegel Partner Jeffrey A. Schwarz to Speak at Energy in the Northeast Conference on Pending Cases Drawing Jurisdictional Lines Between FERC and the States
Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW July 24, 2015 Scott Strauss Addresses UWUA Convention on Workforce Adequacy
Scott H. Strauss
VIEW July 1, 2015 Jeff Schwarz Becomes a Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partner
Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW May 19, 2015 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 16, 2015 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2015 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin, Mapes Named “Rising Stars”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 20, 2014 Capacity Markets, NERC, and Hydropower Presentations Given at APPA Legal Seminar
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, William S. Huang
Download VIEW August 14, 2014 Arizona Non-Profit Utilities Form New Joint Action Agency, Southwest Public Power Agency, Inc.
VIEW May 23, 2014 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 25, 2014 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2014 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin Named a “Rising Star”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 30, 2014 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2014 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
VIEW October 31, 2013 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Mourns the Passing of Lee C. White
VIEW August 9, 2013 Midwest Load-Serving Public Power Agencies Beat Back Effort to Establish Restrictive Interconnection Agreements
Robert A. Jablon
VIEW June 11, 2013 Spiegel Attorneys Named 2013 Top Rated Lawyers for Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Lawyers and Communications
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, James N. Horwood, Robert A. Jablon, Robert C. McDiarmid, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW May 21, 2013 Victory: DOT/FAA Vacates and Rescinds Airport Control Tower Closures
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW May 8, 2013 Cindy Bogorad Named 2013 Energy “Super Lawyer”
Cynthia S. Bogorad
VIEW January 14, 2013 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2013 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
VIEW January 11, 2013 Public Utilities Fortnightly Reports on FMPA and Seminole Coop’s Order 1000 Protest
Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang
VIEW November 1, 2012 Tim Lay, Scott Strauss Spoke at NARUC/NASUCA Annual Meeting
Scott H. Strauss
VIEW October 14, 2012 Public Power Transmission Incentives
Robert A. Jablon
Download VIEW October 14, 2012 Cindy Bogorad and Latif Nurani Present Paper on NERC’s Bulk Power System Definition
Cynthia S. Bogorad
Download VIEW October 10, 2012 Spiegel Partner Scott Strauss Testifies in State Investigation of Distribution Utility Infrastructure Needs
Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 3, 2012 FERC Grants Declaratory Order to WPPI Energy Approving Favorable Rate Treatments for La Crosse Electric Transmission Project
Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang, David E. Pomper
Download VIEW July 26, 2012 Reporting on New Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Legislation and How They Will Impact Electric Utilities — Final Rule Defining Swap Dealer and Related Entities
Lisa G. Dowden
Download VIEW July 6, 2012 Spiegel Attorneys Advise Clients to Take Advantage of Order 1000 Stakeholder Process Prior to Compliance Filings
VIEW May 16, 2012 Fran Francis Speaks at DOJ Program on “Empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities Through Federal Service”
VIEW April 12, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Helps Clients Acquire Joint Ownership of Dogwood Generating Facility
Download VIEW March 26, 2012 Success in Kentucky State Court Litigation
Peter J. Hopkins, Thomas C. Trauger
Download VIEW March 5, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Assists Broad Coalition in Seeking Changes in Incentives for Utility Transmission Construction
Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 2, 2012 Challenge to Transmission Rate Return on Equity Filed
David E. Pomper
Download VIEW February 22, 2012 Scott Strauss and Peter Hopkins Complete Successful Representation of the State of Maryland and the Maryland Energy Administration in Utility Merger Proceeding
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss

Gas

VIEW March 18, 2024 New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel Argues Against Greenlighting of Transco Pipe Line Project
Anree G. Little, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 29, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Argue Before U.S. Supreme Court in Case with Significant Implications for Renewables
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW July 24, 2015 Scott Strauss Addresses UWUA Convention on Workforce Adequacy
Scott H. Strauss
VIEW May 19, 2015 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 16, 2015 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2015 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin, Mapes Named “Rising Stars”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 30, 2014 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2014 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
VIEW June 11, 2013 Spiegel Attorneys Named 2013 Top Rated Lawyers for Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Lawyers and Communications
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, James N. Horwood, Robert A. Jablon, Robert C. McDiarmid, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 25, 2013 Zoning vs. LNG: U.S. Fourth Circuit Upholds County Victory
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 14, 2013 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2013 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
Download VIEW October 10, 2012 Spiegel Partner Scott Strauss Testifies in State Investigation of Distribution Utility Infrastructure Needs
Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW June 25, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid Defends Local Zoning Plan Against LNG Complex
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 9, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Helps Maryland County Defend Transit-Oriented Development Plan, Defeating Disruptive LNG Storage Facility
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss

Hydro and Water

Download VIEW May 10, 2022 Highlighting Safety Concerns, FERC Assesses $600k Civil Penalty for Hydro Licensee’s Failure to Retain Project Property Rights
William S. Huang, Lauren L. Springett
Download VIEW February 9, 2021 Client Alert: FERC Seeks Comments on Requiring New Financial Assurance Measures for Hydroelectric Projects
William S. Huang
VIEW March 1, 2016 Rebecca Baldwin Becomes Of Counsel to Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
VIEW July 24, 2015 Scott Strauss Addresses UWUA Convention on Workforce Adequacy
Scott H. Strauss
VIEW May 19, 2015 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 16, 2015 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2015 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin, Mapes Named “Rising Stars”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 20, 2014 Capacity Markets, NERC, and Hydropower Presentations Given at APPA Legal Seminar
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, William S. Huang
VIEW April 25, 2014 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2014 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin Named a “Rising Star”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW September 11, 2013 Bills Aimed at Streamlining Small Hydropower Development Signed into Law
William S. Huang

Reliability

VIEW January 4, 2024 The City of Orangeburg, S.C. Begins Historic Power Purchase Agreement with Duke Energy Carolinas
Anree G. Little, James N. Horwood
VIEW October 14, 2021 Latif Nurani Speaks to APPA on Cybersecurity Regulation
VIEW February 21, 2018 Spiegel Attorney Joins Panel on Current Developments in Grid Reliability
VIEW April 16, 2015 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2015 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin, Mapes Named “Rising Stars”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 14, 2012 Cindy Bogorad and Latif Nurani Present Paper on NERC’s Bulk Power System Definition
Cynthia S. Bogorad

Telecommunications

VIEW January 1, 2023 Jeff Bayne and Amber Martin Stone Become Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partners
Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW August 4, 2021 First Circuit Upholds Maine Law Ensuring Nondiscriminatory Treatment of Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels
James N. Horwood, Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW May 26, 2021 Sixth Circuit Delivers Mixed Results in Appeal of FCC’s Franchise Fee Order
James N. Horwood, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Lauren L. Springett
Download VIEW January 27, 2021 Client Alert: The Biden-Harris Administration: What Energy and Telecommunications Policies Will It Likely Pursue?
Download VIEW January 18, 2019 Spiegel Attorneys Defend Constitutionality of PEG Access Channels Before Supreme Court
James N. Horwood, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Amanda C. Drennen
VIEW November 28, 2018 Spiegel Attorneys Honored by NHMC
James N. Horwood, Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW August 20, 2018 Spiegel & McDiarmid Attorneys Represent the National Hispanic Media Coalition in Challenging the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal
Jeffrey M. Bayne, James N. Horwood
Download VIEW August 16, 2017 Kentucky District Court Upholds Louisville Metro's One-Touch Make-Ready Ordinance against AT&T's State and Federal Law Challenge
Jeffrey M. Bayne, Peter J. Hopkins
Download VIEW May 31, 2017 Massachusetts PEG Bill Draws Testimony
James N. Horwood
Download VIEW July 12, 2016 Tim Lay Conducts Webinar on Zoning and Wireless Facilities
Download VIEW September 29, 2015 Tim Lay Gives Webinar on Zoning and Wireless Facilities
Download VIEW September 10, 2015 Spiegel Attorneys Horwood, Lay Present at NATOA Conference
James N. Horwood
VIEW July 24, 2015 Scott Strauss Addresses UWUA Convention on Workforce Adequacy
Scott H. Strauss
VIEW July 15, 2015 Tim Lay to Present Webinar on Zoning and Wireless Facilities
VIEW April 24, 2015 Spiegel Attorneys Honored with Amicus Service Award
VIEW February 13, 2015 Tim Lay Speaks on Over-the-Top Video Programming and Cell Tower Siting
Download VIEW August 25, 2014 Amicus Brief Filed in Supreme Court Case Dealing with Local Zoning Decisions About Cell Towers
VIEW January 30, 2014 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2014 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
VIEW August 9, 2013 Tim Lay to Speak on National Telecommunications Issues at Upcoming Conferences
VIEW June 11, 2013 Spiegel Attorneys Named 2013 Top Rated Lawyers for Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Lawyers and Communications
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, James N. Horwood, Robert A. Jablon, Robert C. McDiarmid, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 14, 2013 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2013 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
VIEW November 1, 2012 Tim Lay, Scott Strauss Spoke at NARUC/NASUCA Annual Meeting
Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 1, 2012 “The Future of State and Local Communications Taxes” Was Presented by Tim Lay at the 2012 NATOA Annual Convention
VIEW May 2, 2012 Next Generation Broadband

Utility Workforce

VIEW January 1, 2023 Jeff Bayne and Amber Martin Stone Become Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partners
Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW July 24, 2015 Scott Strauss Addresses UWUA Convention on Workforce Adequacy
Scott H. Strauss
VIEW November 1, 2012 Tim Lay, Scott Strauss Spoke at NARUC/NASUCA Annual Meeting
Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 10, 2012 Spiegel Partner Scott Strauss Testifies in State Investigation of Distribution Utility Infrastructure Needs
Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW June 7, 2012 Scott Strauss and Katharine Mapes Published in the Spring Issue of the New Labor Forum
Scott H. Strauss

Compliance and Enforcement

VIEW October 14, 2021 Latif Nurani Speaks to APPA on Cybersecurity Regulation
VIEW February 21, 2018 Spiegel Attorney Joins Panel on Current Developments in Grid Reliability
VIEW March 1, 2016 Rebecca Baldwin Becomes Of Counsel to Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Download VIEW July 26, 2012 Reporting on New Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Legislation and How They Will Impact Electric Utilities — Final Rule Defining Swap Dealer and Related Entities
Lisa G. Dowden
Download VIEW July 6, 2012 Spiegel Attorneys Advise Clients to Take Advantage of Order 1000 Stakeholder Process Prior to Compliance Filings

Negotiating Agreements

Download VIEW August 5, 2022 D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC’s Orders that had Increased Transmission Costs to Kentucky Municipals
Thomas C. Trauger, David E. Pomper
VIEW June 2, 2016 Chambers Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW August 14, 2014 Arizona Non-Profit Utilities Form New Joint Action Agency, Southwest Public Power Agency, Inc.
VIEW August 9, 2013 Midwest Load-Serving Public Power Agencies Beat Back Effort to Establish Restrictive Interconnection Agreements
Robert A. Jablon
VIEW April 12, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Helps Clients Acquire Joint Ownership of Dogwood Generating Facility

Litigation and Appeals

VIEW February 11, 2025 Sixth Circuit Sides with Consumers, TDUs in Denial of Adder to Ohio Utilities
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Lauren L. Springett
VIEW July 2, 2024 Client Alert: Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
Amanda C. Drennen, Peter J. Hopkins, Samuel B. Whillans
VIEW March 18, 2024 New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel Argues Against Greenlighting of Transco Pipe Line Project
Anree G. Little, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 1, 2023 Jeff Bayne and Amber Martin Stone Become Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Partners
Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW November 10, 2022 D.C. Office of People’s Counsel Wins Remand in Pepco Rate Case
Scott H. Strauss, Amanda C. Drennen
Download VIEW August 23, 2022 D.C. Circuit Sides with State Petitioners Challenging Reliability-Must-Run Agreement Rates for Mystic Units 8 & 9 and Everett LNG Terminal
Scott H. Strauss, Jeffrey A. Schwarz
Download VIEW August 18, 2022 U.S. Court of Federal Claims Rules for Northern California Power Agency and California Cities
Scott H. Strauss, Lisa G. Dowden, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Amanda C. Drennen
Download VIEW August 9, 2022 D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC’s Methodology for Calculating Returns on Equity
David E. Pomper
Download VIEW August 5, 2022 D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC’s Orders that had Increased Transmission Costs to Kentucky Municipals
Thomas C. Trauger, David E. Pomper
VIEW June 2, 2022 Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Jeffrey M. Bayne, Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW January 25, 2022 Appeals Court Rules in Cases on Distribution System Access and Fairness of Service
William S. Huang, Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW August 4, 2021 First Circuit Upholds Maine Law Ensuring Nondiscriminatory Treatment of Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels
James N. Horwood, Jeffrey M. Bayne
VIEW May 26, 2021 Sixth Circuit Delivers Mixed Results in Appeal of FCC’s Franchise Fee Order
James N. Horwood, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Lauren L. Springett
VIEW May 20, 2021 Chambers and Super Lawyers Again Recognize Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Jeffrey M. Bayne, Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW February 19, 2021 D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC Reduction of Transco Adder
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Stephen C. Pearson
VIEW February 18, 2021 Chambers Global Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW November 15, 2019 Bogorad, Pomper, Schwarz and Strauss Named 2020 “Super Lawyers” and Bayne and Nurani Named “Rising Stars” in Energy & Natural Resources
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss, David E. Pomper, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW January 18, 2019 Spiegel Attorneys Defend Constitutionality of PEG Access Channels Before Supreme Court
James N. Horwood, Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey M. Bayne, Amanda C. Drennen
VIEW November 28, 2018 Spiegel Attorneys Honored by NHMC
James N. Horwood, Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW August 20, 2018 Spiegel & McDiarmid Attorneys Represent the National Hispanic Media Coalition in Challenging the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal
Jeffrey M. Bayne, James N. Horwood
Download VIEW August 8, 2018 Scholars Argue Defamation Suit Should Proceed
Download VIEW June 1, 2018 Federal Appeals Court Upholds FERC Order Requiring Equitable Treatment of Mississippi Ratepayers
David E. Pomper
Download VIEW May 24, 2018 Port of Portland Prevails in Dispute over Payment of PDX’s Utility Bills
Peter J. Hopkins
Download VIEW January 31, 2018 D.C. Circuit Upholds Structure of the CFPB
Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW January 22, 2018 Spiegel Attorneys File Brief in Supreme Court Antitrust State-Action Immunity Case on Behalf of State and Local Government Associations
Download VIEW August 16, 2017 Kentucky District Court Upholds Louisville Metro's One-Touch Make-Ready Ordinance against AT&T's State and Federal Law Challenge
Jeffrey M. Bayne, Peter J. Hopkins
Download VIEW July 25, 2017 Clean Sweep for Clean Energy: New York Prevails in Fight over Nuclear Subsidies
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW July 17, 2017 Victory for Orangeburg: Court Directs FERC on Remand to Justify Apparent Unlawful Discriminatory Treatment of Wholesale Customers
Peter J. Hopkins, James N. Horwood
VIEW May 26, 2017 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 31, 2017 Spiegel Attorneys File Brief in PHH v. CFPB
Jeffrey M. Bayne
Download VIEW October 19, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Present at APPA Legal & Regulatory Conference
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Peter J. Hopkins
VIEW June 2, 2016 Chambers Again Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 29, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Argue Before U.S. Supreme Court in Case with Significant Implications for Renewables
Peter J. Hopkins, Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW August 5, 2015 Spiegel Partner Jeffrey A. Schwarz to Speak at Energy in the Northeast Conference on Pending Cases Drawing Jurisdictional Lines Between FERC and the States
Jeffrey A. Schwarz
VIEW April 24, 2015 Spiegel Attorneys Honored with Amicus Service Award
VIEW April 16, 2015 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2015 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin, Mapes Named “Rising Stars”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW February 13, 2015 Tim Lay Speaks on Over-the-Top Video Programming and Cell Tower Siting
Download VIEW August 25, 2014 Amicus Brief Filed in Supreme Court Case Dealing with Local Zoning Decisions About Cell Towers
VIEW May 23, 2014 Chambers Recognizes Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as a Leading Law Firm
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 25, 2014 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2014 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin Named a “Rising Star”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 30, 2014 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Named One of the “2014 Top Ranked Law Firms.”
Download VIEW October 9, 2013 FAA Confirms Airport Sponsor’s Right to Offer Aeronautical Services in Competition with Private Sector
VIEW August 9, 2013 Midwest Load-Serving Public Power Agencies Beat Back Effort to Establish Restrictive Interconnection Agreements
Robert A. Jablon
VIEW June 11, 2013 Spiegel Attorneys Named 2013 Top Rated Lawyers for Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Lawyers and Communications
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, James N. Horwood, Robert A. Jablon, Robert C. McDiarmid, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW April 5, 2013 FAA Delays Airport Control Tower Closure for Spiegel Clients Spokane and Bloomington
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 25, 2013 Zoning vs. LNG: U.S. Fourth Circuit Upholds County Victory
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 3, 2012 FERC Grants Declaratory Order to WPPI Energy Approving Favorable Rate Treatments for La Crosse Electric Transmission Project
Cynthia S. Bogorad, William S. Huang, David E. Pomper
Download VIEW June 25, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid Defends Local Zoning Plan Against LNG Complex
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 26, 2012 Success in Kentucky State Court Litigation
Peter J. Hopkins, Thomas C. Trauger
Download VIEW March 9, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Helps Maryland County Defend Transit-Oriented Development Plan, Defeating Disruptive LNG Storage Facility
Peter J. Hopkins, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW March 2, 2012 Challenge to Transmission Rate Return on Equity Filed
David E. Pomper
Download VIEW February 22, 2012 Scott Strauss and Peter Hopkins Complete Successful Representation of the State of Maryland and the Maryland Energy Administration in Utility Merger Proceeding
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss

Public Policy and Lobbying

VIEW April 1, 2024 Ratepayer Advocates Ask FERC to Modernize its Regulation of Utility Investments
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss, Samuel B. Whillans
VIEW March 1, 2016 Rebecca Baldwin Becomes Of Counsel to Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
VIEW April 16, 2015 Bogorad, Pomper, Strauss Named 2015 Energy “Super Lawyers” and Baldwin, Mapes Named “Rising Stars”
Cynthia S. Bogorad, David E. Pomper, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 20, 2014 Capacity Markets, NERC, and Hydropower Presentations Given at APPA Legal Seminar
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Lisa G. Dowden, William S. Huang
VIEW May 8, 2013 Cindy Bogorad Named 2013 Energy “Super Lawyer”
Cynthia S. Bogorad
VIEW April 5, 2013 FAA Delays Airport Control Tower Closure for Spiegel Clients Spokane and Bloomington
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW October 10, 2012 Spiegel Partner Scott Strauss Testifies in State Investigation of Distribution Utility Infrastructure Needs
Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 5, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Assists Broad Coalition in Seeking Changes in Incentives for Utility Transmission Construction
Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Scott H. Strauss
VIEW January 10, 2012 Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Co-Authors Report on Green Energy in Brownfields