Jonathan D. Schneider

For 25 years, Jonathan has been active across a broad range of energy issues, ranging from restructuring in the electric and gas industries to traditional rate regulation. He is an experienced administrative litigator, with extensive transactional experience in the regulated arena.

In the area of electric regulation, on behalf of investor owned utilities, municipalities and marketers, Jonathan has been actively involved in those proceedings leading to the development of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s open access directives, in regional transmission organization (RTO) development, management and regulation, and in advising clients on compliance with the Commission’s related directives. He has counseled clients on an array of regulatory issues associated with electric utility mergers and acquisitions and has been involved extensively in independent power issues and litigation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA).

In the natural gas area, Jonathan has been at the forefront of those issues facing the industry before and after FERC Order Nos. 636 and 637. Jonathan’s natural gas experience includes extensive administrative litigation before the FERC, certification under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and an active appellate practice.

Education

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Articles

Presentations

Jonathan has lectured in numerous fora on a broad range of energy matters. Some of his more recent talks include:

• "An Uneasy Peace; Municipal Utilities in a Changing Regulatory World," American Public Power Association Legal Forum, San Francisco, October 2007.
• "Complying with FERC's Market Manipulation Rules," Seminar sponsored by the American Public Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2007.
• "What RTO Crisis? FERC and the States Face the Issues," Federal Energy Bar Association December 2003.
• "Standard Market Design, RTO Development and What it All Means for the Gas Industry," American Gas Association Annual Regulatory Round-Up, June 2003.
  

Recognitions

• Jonathan is listed in the 2010-2012 editions of Best Lawyers in America for Energy Law.