Experienced FERC Attorney

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP seeks a part-time energy regulatory attorney to advise clients on federal regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, with deep FERC expertise.

You will represent power marketers, utilities, and IPPs before FERC, shaping regulatory strategies and addressing complex policy issues in wholesale energy markets.

Qualifications

• Requires substantial experience practicing federal energy regulatory law before FERC.
• Experience advising on FERC implications in corporate and project finance transactions.
• Strong understanding of wholesale electric markets, utility regulation, and RTO/ISO rules.
• Ability to manage complex matters independently and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Advise energy-sector clients on federal regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, leveraging FPA, FERC proceedings, and wholesale markets.
• Represent power marketers, electric utilities, and IPPs before FERC on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and policy matters.
• Assist with data center infrastructure and power supply issues; support transactions by addressing FERC issues.
• Counsel on rules, tariffs, market design, and regulatory developments for PJM, NYISO, MISO, and ISO‑NE.
• Prepare and review FERC filings, pleadings, comments, and compliance submissions with stakeholders.

Skills

Energy regulatory law

FERC experience

Regulatory filings

Transactional energy deals

Policy analysis

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Overview

• This is a part-time role.
• Advise energy-sector clients on federal regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, leveraging deep knowledge of the Federal Power Act, FERC proceedings, and organized wholesale electricity markets.
• Represent power marketers, electric utilities, and independent power producers before FERC, addressing regulatory, compliance, enforcement, and policy matters.
• Assist with issues involving data center infrastructure and power supply arrangements, and support commercial transactions (including mergers, acquisitions, financings, and asset transactions) by identifying and resolving FERC-related issues.
• Counsel clients on rules, tariffs, market design, and regulatory developments affecting organized wholesale markets, including PJM, NYISO, MISO, and ISO New England.
• Prepare and review FERC filings, pleadings, comments, and compliance submissions, working closely with clients, transaction teams, and industry stakeholders to develop practical regulatory strategies.
• Requires substantial experience practicing federal energy regulatory law before FERC, and experience advising on FERC implications in corporate and project finance transactions.
• A strong understanding of wholesale electric markets, electric utility regulation, and regional transmission organization/independent system operator rules is essential, along with the ability to manage complex matters independently and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.