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Before joining Covington as head of its energy practice, William Massey served as a Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for over ten years.
Working out of Covington’s Washington, DC office, Mr. Massey has a high profile, broad-based energy regulatory and government affairs practice. He has extensive experience with complex regulatory issues before FERC and state utility commissions, and with energy legislative matters before Congress and state general assemblies.
Mr. Massey advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, enforcement and investigations, electricity and natural gas markets, energy exports, wholesale and retail market structure, transmission and pipeline infrastructure investment, RTO tariffs, and legislative strategy at the federal and state levels.
Mr. Massey's clients include investment firms and banks, utilities, independent power producers, pipelines and shippers, oil and gas companies, project developers, gas and electricity marketers, customers, and energy companies on a wide variety of energy matters. He also served for a decade as outside counsel to a large and diverse coalition of energy companies, demand response providers and is recognized by Chambers and Chambers Global, Best Lawyers in America, Legal 500 US for Energy, and as a Washington, DC Super Lawyer.
Drawing on over 35 years as a Washington insider and counselor, including almost a decade as Chief Counsel to a prominent U.S. Senator, Mr. Massey understands the intersection of policy, legislation and regulation. He offers a highly effective combination of strategic, legal and policy skills to his clients.
- Independent transmission company, GridLiance (a Blackstone subsidiary), on a range of FERC matters including transmission rates including incentive rates, acquisitions of transmission and distribution infrastructure, and integration into RTOs.
- Domestic and international energy companies, including gas pipelines, gas producers, LNG export terminal project developers, and LNG export counterparties, on FERC and Department of Energy (DOE) regulations and policies under the Natural Gas Act regarding LNG export approvals, contractual provisions, reporting requirements, re-export limitations, change of control rules, and pipeline and LNG export terminal infrastructure approvals.
- Natural gas pipeline and LNG export terminal developer on securing FERC approvals for construction of pipeline and LNG export terminal.
- Private equity firm on several generation, transmission and wholesale market matters, including the regulatory issues and filings required for the creation of an independent transmission company and the FERC filings and state regulatory approvals required for various acquisitions of electricity facilities.
- Veresen, Inc., a Canadian oil and gas pipeline and production company with gas facilities in the U.S., on the regulatory issues related to its acquisition by Pembina Pipeline Corporation.
- Oral and written expert testimony on behalf of plaintiffs in two high profile cases in U.S. District Courts challenging on federal preemption grounds the Maryland and New Jersey programs to build ratepayer-subsidized generating plants and bid them into the PJM wholesale electricity market. The cases were reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2016 ruled in favor of the lower court plaintiffs in Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing.
- Various hedge funds on a number of investments in U.S. transmission facilities, power generation and interstate natural gas pipelines.
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin in arguing an appeal in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The matter involved a challenge to a FERC order allocating certain costs of generation facilities in the MidContinent Independent System Operator (MISO). The court affirmed the Wisconsin position.
- Private equity firm in its acquisition of a Spanish renewable energy company.
- International procurement and consulting firm on a number of energy regulatory matters in the U.S. and a number of other countries including compliance with a range of federal and state regulations applicable to retail electricity and natural gas offerings, energy brokering regulations and compliance, and various product and service offerings including clean energy credits and services.
- Multi-state utility in a litigation matter involving the allocation of costs among its operating companies and whether the controversy is pre-empted by the filed rate doctrine and Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
- Houston-based energy investment fund on FERC and California regulatory issues, including change of control and qualifying facility regulations and policies, applicable to its acquisition of a natural gas-fired generation facility in California.
- North American gas and electricity utility, with facilities in the U.S., on the FERC issues arising from a proposed corporate restructuring and its acquisition of renewable generation facilities in the U.S.
- International technology and software company and purchaser of renewable energy, in the preparation and filing of its opposition at FERC to the U.S. Department of Energy’s NOPR proposing to subsidize baseload coal and nuclear generation as a resilience resource. This was a highly controversial proposal from DOE, which FERC rejected.
- COMPETE Coalition, a 780 member organization whose members included Exelon, PPL Energy, Calpine, Wal-Mart, Safeway, PSEG, and Texas Energy, on a wide range of FERC and state regulatory matters involving capacity markets, wholesale and retail market structure, demand response policy, electricity rates, RTO markets, and transparency issues.
- A large bank in an enforcement matter by the FERC Office of Enforcement alleging manipulative bidding of electric generation into certain RTO markets.
- Pepco Holdings, Inc. on the negotiation and sale of its 3800 MW Conectiv Energy wholesale power generation business to Calpine Corporation, including securing the necessary FERC approval under the Federal Power Act.
- Foreign investment fund in successfully obtaining orders from FERC and the New York PSC approving its acquisition of a 15 percent interest in AES Corporation.
- Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), a New Jersey electric and gas utility, with respect to a range of FERC matters including financial incentives and favorable regulatory treatments for large transmission projects, cost allocation policy for certain transmission investments, and market based rates for a new generation project.
- A prominent retail electricity provider regarding retail market structures in a dozen states, including providing analyses of best regulatory practices in structuring retail markets.
- Energy Future Holdings (the successor to Texas Utilities Corp.) on a range of FERC public utility matters.
- Oncor Electric Delivery (a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings) in the sale of a 20 percent interest in Oncor to Borealis and GICSI.
- Comverge, Inc. a demand response provider and technology company, in FERC matters on regulations pertaining to demand response, including measurement and verification issues, and, in particular, proceedings involving demand response in the PJM Interconnection.
- KKR and Texas Pacific Group in securing the necessary FERC and NRC approvals for their acquisition of TXU Corp. for $45 billion. We also provided counsel on energy regulatory, climate change, government affairs, and public policy matters.
- Energy Transfer Partners and Oasis Pipeline in investigations by FERC and CFTC regarding alleged market manipulation and undue discrimination, and in resulting litigation and settlements at FERC.
- A demand response provider in a non-public FERC investigation alleging fraud and manipulation in providing demand response services in the organized electricity markets during 2010.
- A virtual electricity trader in an on-going non-public FERC investigation of fraud and manipulation with respect to trading virtual electricity products and congestion revenue rights in the California ISO markets during 2011.
- Electric and natural gas utility in a wide-ranging and ongoing FERC enforcement audit of its market activities, including compliance with the market based rate authority provided to its multiple affiliates, compliance with FERC’s electronic quarterly report requirements, and compliance with rules regarding uplift or make-whole payments.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor of Law
- Energy Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
Previous Experience
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Commissioner (1993-2003)
- U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers (D-Ark), Chief Counsel and Legislative Director (1980-1989)
March 2019, Pratt's Energy Law Report
February 4, 2019, Covington Alert
With potential liabilities in excess of $30 billion stemming from a series of deadly wildfires that ignited across Northern California in 2017 and 2018, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and its holding company PG&E Corp. (PG&E) filed for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday.
February 1, 2019, Inside Energy & Environment
With potential liabilities in excess of $30 billion stemming from a series of deadly wildfires that ignited across Northern California in 2017 and 2018, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and its holding company PG&E Corp. (PG&E) filed for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday....… Continue ...
December 20, 2018, Inside Energy & Environment
Carbon pricing is seen by many as an effective means of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electricity generation. California and several Eastern states have enacted “cap and trade” emission allowance programs, which have forced generators in those states to pay a price for their CO2 emissions. With the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan not...… ...
April 25, 2018, Inside Energy & Environment
Under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), FERC certificates the construction and operation of pipelines to transport natural gas in interstate commerce if they are “required by the present or future public convenience and necessity.” For almost two decades, FERC has used a 1999 policy statement’s guidelines to evaluate whether new pipelines meet that statutory ...
Covington Advises SK Holdings in Acquisition of Significant Minority Interest in Eureka Midstream
October 27, 2017
NEW YORK—Covington represented SK Holdings Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of a significant minority interest in Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC, a midstream energy company that owns and operates approximately 340 miles of gas gathering pipelines in Ohio and West Virginia. The transaction closed in early October 2017. SK Group is a top three conglomerate in South ...
August 16, 2017, Inside Energy & Environment
This is the third and final of three posts on this blog providing short summaries of the generic electricity policy initiatives already teed up and awaiting possible action by the newly-constituted FERC. Together, these three posts describe initiatives that address fundamental market and resource issues spanning a broad range of FERC’s electricity authorities. ...
August 14, 2017, Inside Energy & Environment
This is the second post of three on this blog providing short summaries of the generic electricity policy initiatives already teed up and awaiting possible action by the newly-constituted FERC. Together, these three posts describe initiatives that address fundamental market and resource issues spanning a broad range of FERC’s electricity authorities. Today’s ...
August 10, 2017, Inside Energy & Environment
With two new Commissioners confirmed by the Senate and sworn in, FERC’s seven-month period without a quorum is over and it can get back to business. And with another two nominations now before the Senate with a hearing scheduled for September 7, the agency should be at full strength within the next few months and...… Continue Reading
February 7, 2017, Covington Alert
While the general direction of the Trump Administration to “scrap the Clean Power Plan” and promote more fossil fuel production is reflected in the “America First Energy Plan” released by the White House on inauguration day, the first two weeks of the Administration have revealed little new information on specific policies the Administration intends to pursue ...
Leading Energy Lawyer Mark Perlis Joins Covington
May 5, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, May 5, 2015 — Mark Perlis has joined Covington’s energy regulatory practice in the firm’s Washington office. Mr. Perlis will focus on regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters for independent power producers, utilities, renewable energy and other clients in the electric power industry before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), ...
August 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...
January 22, 2014, Covington E-Alert
January 10, 2014, Inside Energy & Environment
Entergy’s large transmission system and five operating companies in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and eastern Texas have been integrated into the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). This extends MISO’s footprint to 15 states from Canada down to the Gulf of Mexico, making MISO the largest Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) by geography. ...
Competitive Retail Electricity Markets are Benefitting Consumers
December 2013, Retail Electric Service Market Workshop, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbus, OH
November 20, 2013, Covington E-Alert
U.S. Chamber Releases Covington Co-Authored Report on Chinese Opportunities in U.S. Infrastructure Sector
October 24, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, October 24, 2013 — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday released a significant report, co-authored by Covington & Burling, assessing the opportunities for Chinese participation in the U.S. infrastructure sector. The other co-authors were the economic research and advisory firm The Rhodium Group and the strategic advisory firm Sphere Consulting. ...
Powering the Future 2013
October 2013, Emerging Issues Policy Forum (EIPF), Annual Energy Forum, Sarasota, FL
September 12, 2013, Covington E-Alert
Twenty Years of Market Reformation: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
September 2013, Harvard Electricity Policy Group, The Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
July 25, 2013, Covington E-Alert
Competitive Electricity Markets Benefit Consumers
June 2013, NASUCA Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
Restructured Markets are Benefitting Consumers
April 2013, ELCON Workshop, Washington, DC
January 2, 2013, Covington E-Alert
Preparing for and Responding to Enforcement Actions
2009-2013, ACI Energy Trading Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement Conference, Washington, DC and Houston, TX
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 - 20 Years Later
December 2012, EPSA/COMPETE Policy Forum, Washington, DC
November 20, 2012, Covington E-Alert
National Energy Market Regulatory Policy
November 2012, 2012 Constellation Executive Energy Forum, Washington, DC
U.S. Energy Policy
November 2012, Wharton Energy Conference, Philadelphia, PA
October 25, 2012, Covington E-Alert
October 2, 2012, Covington E-Alert
Capacity Markets: How Successful Are They in Promoting Resource Adequacy?
October 2012, EUCI Capacity Markets Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Competitive Electricity Markets: They Work for Customers
October 2012, Energy Choice Now--ABATE Michigan Energy Symposium, Lansing, MI
Retail Choice and Customer Value
September 2012, RESA 2012 Energy Symposium, Baltimore, MD
August 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 196 individual mentions in 57 areas of law in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top U.S. lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as ...
July 26, 2012, Covington E-Alert
April 26, 2012, Covington E-Alert
Sustaining Momentum: Wholesale Markets & Retail C&I Business
April 2012, DNV KEMA Executive Forum, San Antonio, TX
March 19, 2012
LONDON, 19 March, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP received 46 individual mentions and 20 practice mentions in the Chambers Global 2012 edition. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers globally by pan-regional and country practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. The Covington lawyers ...
January 19, 2012, Covington Advisory
Competitive Electricity Markets: Benefits and Challenges
2007-2012, Emerging Issues Policy Forum, Amelia Island, FL
November 22, 2011, Covington E-Alert
Dialogue on Competitive Energy Markets
November 2011, 2011 Constellation Executive Energy Forum, Washington, DC
October 20, 2011, Covington E-Alert
September 16, 2011, Covington E-Alert
September 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 7, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 184 individual mentions in 56 areas of law in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: ...
July 12, 2011, Covington E-Alert
June 20, 2011, Covington E-Alert
June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 123 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2011. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 92 individual mentions and 32 practice mentions in the Legal 500 US 2011 edition. Legal 500 reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
FERC Begins Review of Transmission Investment Incentives, Possibly Signaling a Change in Policy
May 31, 2011, Covington E-Alert
Covington Lawyers Recognized by D.C. Super Lawyers
May 17, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, May 17, 2011 — D.C. Super Lawyers selected 55 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2011 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Washington based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. Deborah Garza has been named among the “Top 50 Women,” and Robert Long ...
April 28, 2011, Covington E-Alert
April 26, 2011, Covington E-Alert
FERC Approves Rules to Improve Compensation to Demand Response in Organized Electricity Markets
April 1, 2011, Covington E-Alert
Retail Electricity Markets: A Policy Overview
April 2011, Arizona Energy Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
February 25, 2011, Covington E-Alert
January 20, 2011, Covington E-Alert
January 11, 2011, Covington E-Alert
December 10, 2010, Covington E-Alert
December 1, 2010, Covington E-Alert
December 1, 2010, Covington E-Alert
December 1, 2010, Covington E-Alert
November 1, 2010, Covington E-Alert
October 29, 2010, Covington E-Alert
October 18, 2010, Covington E-Alert
CFTC Issues Order Denying Exemption Extension for Bilateral Swaps Under the Commodity Exchange Act
September 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, August 6, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 138 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
July 29, 2010, Covington E-Alert
Public Good vs. Private Profit
July 2010, IPPAI 11th Regulators & Policymakers Retreat, Goa, India
June 28, 2010, Covington E-Alert
June 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 85 individual mentions and 23 practice mentions in the Legal 500 US 2010 edition. Legal 500 reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 18, 2010, Covington E-Alert
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 112 individual mentions and 44 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2010. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
May 13, 2010, Covington E-Alert
April 21, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2010 — In a statement released today, Pepco Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the power generation assets of its Conectiv Energy segment to Calpine Corporation for approximately $1.7 billion. Covington & Burling LLP advised Pepco Holdings on the transaction. Pepco Holdings, headquartered in ...
April 1, 2010, Covington E-Alert
Public Good vs. Private Profit: A Regulatory Dialogue,” India U.S. Regulatory Workshop
April 2010, FERC, Washington, DC
March 29, 2010, Covington E-Alert
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, March 18, 2010 — Forty-five Covington & Burling LLP lawyers are recognized in the 2010 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers. The annual list by Super Lawyers selects only five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Washington based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. In addition, partners Deborah Garza and Robert Long have ...
Eastern Transmission Developments and Opportunities
March 2010, AWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop, Denver, CO
Competitive Electricity Markets Foster Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Development & Job Creation
February 2010, Ohio Energy Management Conference, Columbus, OH
December 10, 2009, Covington E-Alert
Renewables, Innovation, DR, Smart Grid and Efficiency: The Compelling Case for Competitive Electricity Markets
December 2009, Energy Bar Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
The Future of Energy Supply, Demand and Delivery
December 2009, NARUC/NCEP Climate Conference: The Utility of the Future in a Carbon Constrained World, Dallas, TX
November 5, 2009, Covington E-Alert
Sink or Swim in the Carbon Market: Allocation Matters
November 2009, Carbon Market Insights Americas 2009, New York, NY
October 30, 2009, Covington E-Alert
October 15, 2009, Covington E-Alert
September 24, 2009, Covington E-Alert
August 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 131 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
August 7, 2009, Covington E-Alert
July 24, 2009, Covington E-Alert
July 22, 2009, Covington E-Alert
June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 100 individual mentions and 40 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2009. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
May 7, 2009, Covington E-Alert
Electric Power Market Challenges: Competitive Electricity Markets Are Key
May 2009, Wind Power 2009, Chicago, IL
April 29, 2009, Covington E-Alert
4/15/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, April 15, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP has announced the formation of a Clean Energy and Climate industry group designed to enhance the firm’s ability to help clients navigate the business challenges and opportunities presented by rapidly transforming energy and transportation infrastructures and by developments in climate change policy, both ...
4/10/2009
NEW YORK, NY, April 10, 2009 — First Solar, Inc. has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of OptiSolar’s project development business. Covington & Burling LLP advised OptiSolar on the deal. OptiSolar is a California-based independent power producer committed to delivering clean, competitively priced electricity to the power grid from ...
Change in Energy Policy -- What’s Next? What’s the Risk?
April 2009, PG&E Executive Forum, San Francisco, CA
January 22, 2009, Covington E-Alert
December 2, 2008, Covington E-Alert
Government Affairs Practice Group Post Election Analysis
November 7, 2008, Covington Report
Primer on Market Manipulation and Gas Trading Rules
October 2008, AGA 2008 FERC Compliance Conference, Los Angeles, CA
September 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 124 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
September 24, 2008, Covington E-Alert
8/21/2008
WASHINGTON, DC, August 21, 2008 — Borealis Infrastructure Management and GIC Special Investments announced on August 13 an agreement to invest approximately $1.254 billion in Dallas-based Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. Covington & Burling LLP advised Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), the parent company of Oncor, on the Committee on Foreign Investment in ...
June 26, 2008, Covington E-Alert
June 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 81 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in the newly released 2008 Chambers USA. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington ...
FERC’s RTO Policy
June 2008, 31st Annual Conference of Regulatory Attorneys, Charleston, SC
November 14, 2007, White Paper
Electricity Transmission Infrastructure and Policy: The Importance of the Electron Superhighway
November 2007, CSG 2007 Annual State Trends and Leadership Forum, Oklahoma City, OK
The Future of Energy in Maryland… Where Do We Go From Here?
October 2007, Greater Baltimore Committee Business Outlook Conference, Baltimore, MD
September 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 115 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The recipients are as follows: Administrative: E. Edward Bruce and ...
June 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 44 practice mentions and 74 individual mentions in the newly released 2007 Chambers USA guidebook. The 2007 edition of Chambers USA attempts to identify the most skilled legal practitioners throughout the country based on the qualities most valued by clients. Covington attorneys have been ...
Charting the Course in Texas Electric Markets
April 2007, Gulf Coast Power Association, Houston, TX
Covington Advises KKR and Texas Pacific on TXU Corp. LBO
February 26, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, February 26, 2007 — Private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group (TPG) announced today that they have agreed to acquire Texas power company TXU Corp. for $45 billion. Covington & Burling LLP advised KKR and TPG on environmental, regulatory, and other governmental and public policy aspects of the transaction, ...
Evolving Wholesale Electric Market Policy: EPAct 2005, New Congress, New FERC
January 2007, ABB Eastern Utilities Executive Seminar, Ponte Vedra, FL
Providing Safe and Reliable Electric Service in the Future
May 2006, Commonwealth Edison Policy Leaders Forum, Chicago, IL
Balancing Antitrust and Regulation in Network Industries: Evolving Approaches in Europe and United States
2006, Ecole Des Mines De Paris, Cerna and University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Paris
Perspectives on U.S. Energy Policy
January 2006, 2006 Deloitte Energy Conference, Washington, DC
Ensuring Adequate Energy Supplies in a Volatile Environment
2005, Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies, Illinois State University, Springfield, Illinois
FERC Electric Transmission Pricing Policies: Moving Beyond Contract Path
2005, The World Bank, Delhi, India
Transmission and Intermittent Resources
January 1, 2005, Windpower 2005, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Denver, Colorado
Utility Mergers and Acquisitions: Questions and Issues
2005, Platts 2nd Annual Utility M&A Conference, New York
November 2004, Energy Law Journal
- Chambers, Energy/Electricity (2008-2020)
- Chambers, Energy/Oil & Gas (2009-2018)
- Chambers Global, Energy - Electricity: Regulatory & Litigation (US) (2012-2019)
- Best Lawyers in America, Energy (2007-2020)
- Washington DC Super Lawyers, Energy & Natural Resources (2009-2011, 2013-2020)
- Recognized by the Legal 500 US for Energy: Regulatory (2012-2017) and Litigation (2012-2014)