Troutman Sanders Energy Practice
Troutman Sanders' Energy & Energy-Related Practices are leading providers of legal services to the energy and utility industries in the United States. Troutman Sanders has been engaged by electric utilities and natural gas pipelines on virtually every aspect of their businesses, including mergers, divestitures, investigations, audits, rate filings, and litigation.
Our practice has built its expertise and influence through the decades by attracting and retaining lawyers who know the field. Co-Section Chief Cliff Sikora was honored as a 2009 Groundbreaking Lawyer in Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine in the area of Transmission Project Development and was recognized as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Energy & Electricity by Chambers USA for the past four years. Co-Section Chief Kevin Greene was honored in the Top Rated Lawyers Guide to Energy/Environmental/Natural Resources Law in 2012 and was named “Atlanta Energy Lawyer of the Year" for 2011 by Best Lawyers. Many of our lawyers have served at regulatory commissions both at the state and the federal level, and a number have worked “in-house” for electric and gas utilities. Troutman is proud to have several of our energy attorneys recognized in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA including Lisanne Crowley, Bob Edwards and energy practice group leaders Dan Larcamp, Brandon Marzo and Art Domby.
Troutman Sanders has one of the largest and most successful federal energy practices in the United States, with over 25 attorneys engaged exclusively or primarily in matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), other federal agencies and the U.S. Congress. The firm's eight energy-related practice teams—Natural Gas Regulation; Electric Transmission; Electric Generation & Markets; Electric Reliability; Energy Commodities & Trading; Energy Oversight, Investigations & Enforcement; Energy Policy & Legislation; and Energy and Utility Construction—work closely with attorneys in other practice areas such as Environmental & Natural Resources, Utility Tax, Nuclear Energy, Project Development & Finance and Renewable Energy to serve fully the needs of our clients.
In addition to our federal energy practice, Troutman Sanders has the premiere state regulation utility practice in the United States. The firm has represented utilities before state public service commissions since the 1920s in every type of proceeding. These representations cover the entire range of utility regulation, including rate cases, fuel cases, financings, new plant certification and construction (nuclear, gas, coal and renewable), requests for proposals, competitor complaints, marketing practices, power sells and purchases, integrated resource planning, conservation programs and rulemakings. The firm is also proud of its long record of successful litigation of public utility issues in state and federal courts.
Troutman's energy clients include electric utilities (both investor-owned and publicly-owned), independent generators and power marketers, natural gas pipelines, local distribution companies, energy commodity shippers, renewable energy suppliers (wind, traditional hydro, hydrokinetic, solar, biomass), energy funds, banks and other financial institutions and investors. We also represent entities that provide goods and services to utilities including EPC contractors and equipment suppliers.
Energy Contacts
Clifford Sikora
Co-Section Chief, Energy and Industry Regulation
(202) 274-2966
clifford.sikora@troutmansanders.com
Kevin Greene
Co-Section Chief, Energy and Industry Regulation
(404) 885-3146
kevin.greene@troutmansanders.com
Daniel Larcamp
Practice Group Leader, Federal Regulation of Electricity and Gas
(202) 274-2841
daniel.larcamp@troutmansanders.com
Brandon Marzo
Practice Group Leader, State Regulation of Utilities
(404) 885-3683
brandon.marzo@troutmansanders.com