Electric

VIEW April 1, 2024 Ratepayer Advocates Ask FERC to Modernize its Regulation of Utility Investments
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss, Samuel B. Whillans
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, Amber L. Martin Stone, Amanda C. Drennen
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 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 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, Amber L. Martin Stone
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
Download VIEW October 19, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Present at APPA Legal & Regulatory Conference
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Peter J. Hopkins
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 May 21, 2013 Victory: DOT/FAA Vacates and Rescinds Airport Control Tower Closures
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss
Download VIEW March 26, 2012 Success in Kentucky State Court Litigation
Peter J. Hopkins, Thomas C. Trauger
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 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

Hydro and Water

Reliability

Telecommunications

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
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, Amber L. Martin Stone

Utility Workforce

Compliance and Enforcement

Negotiating Agreements

Litigation and Appeals

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
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, Amber L. Martin Stone, Amanda C. Drennen
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
Download VIEW May 24, 2018 Port of Portland Prevails in Dispute over Payment of PDX’s Utility Bills
Peter J. Hopkins
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, Amber L. Martin Stone
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, Amber L. Martin Stone
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
Download VIEW October 19, 2016 Spiegel Attorneys Present at APPA Legal & Regulatory Conference
Cynthia S. Bogorad, Peter J. Hopkins
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 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 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
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 April 5, 2013 FAA Delays Airport Control Tower Closure for Spiegel Clients Spokane and Bloomington
Peter J. Hopkins, Scott H. Strauss