Mid-Level FERC Energy Regulatory Associate

Venable LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Venable LLP's Energy Group, a Chambers-ranked practice, seeks an attorney to work closely with partners on contested proceedings before FERC and related agencies, and on regulatory counseling and commercial transactions for energy clients.

The role involves litigating before FERC, handling rate cases and evidentiary hearings, and developing testimony and briefs, with preferred experience in the oil and natural gas sectors and complex discovery.

Qualifications

• Experience litigating before FERC is required.
• Counseling experience for oil and natural gas clients is preferred.
• Familiarity with crude oil, natural gas pipelines, and tariff matters is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Litigate before FERC as part of energy regulatory practice.
• Advise oil and gas clients on FERC jurisdiction, tariffs, rate issues, and compliance.
• Develop testimony, affidavits, and briefing for regulatory matters.
• Assist with client alerts, presentations, and business development materials.

Skills

Litigation before FERC

Energy regulatory law

FERC proceedings

Oil and natural gas sector

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Overview

• The firm's Energy Group operates a Chambers-ranked practice.
• The Energy Group represents clients across the energy value chain, including producers, refiners, renewable energy companies, shippers, marketers, airlines, end users, consumers, importers, exporters, and trade associations.
• The role involves working closely with partners on contested proceedings and hearings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and related agencies, state public utility commissions, appeals before U.S. Courts of Appeal and state courts, regulatory counseling, and commercial transactions for energy industry clients.
• Assistance on contested matters before FERC includes rate cases, complaint proceedings, evidentiary hearings before Administrative Law Judges, settlement negotiations, and appeals in the D.C. Circuit and other Federal courts.
• A meaningful role in counseling involves advising oil and natural gas clients on FERC jurisdiction, tariff and rate issues, certificate and abandonment matters, open access and capacity release rules, market behavior rules, and compliance programs.
• Transactional work includes transportation service agreements, commodity purchases and sales, and related agreements within the oil and natural gas industries.
• Other responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing regulatory and policy developments and assisting with client alerts, presentations, and business development materials.
• Required experience includes litigating before FERC as part of energy regulatory law practice.
• Preferred experience includes counseling clients in the oil and natural gas industry, particularly with hands-on experience in complex discovery, related motions practice, and development of testimony, affidavits, and briefing.
• Familiarity with crude oil, natural gas pipeline, and tariff matters is a plus.