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Participants in the energy business frequently find that environmental issues are integrally related to the their plans to buy, sell, transport and/or develop energy resources. Providing goods and services economically and efficiently is a core objective of every business, and doing so while maintaining environmental compliance must be part of a company’s business strategy. Neither energy nor environmental issues can be dealt with in a vacuum. To ensure our clients receive synergistic and comprehensive advice on all energy and environmental issues, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP has a combined energy and environmental practice.
Representative Clients Among the clients represented for decades by attorneys from Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP on energy and environmental issues are: Investor-owned Electric Utilities Publicly-owned Electric Utilities Cooperatives Refineries Ethanol Plants Cement Kilns Refineries Alternative Energy Projects Pipelines Design and Construction Contractors Developers Financial Institutions Regulators Special Experience with Electric Cooperatives Stinson Morrison Hecker’s attorneys have represented electric cooperatives in a variety of issues at FERC, including: Membership as Transmission Owner in Regional Transmission Organizations Designing and supporting electric transmission revenue requirements Protecting transmission-dependent cooperative firm transmission rights Negotiating Large Generators Interconnection Agreements Drafting and reviewing electric and natural gas purchase agreements Representing interest of cooperatives in FERC-regulated natural gas pipeline rate proceedings Filing and supporting Section 203 merger and acquisition applications General Experience for Energy Clients Among the projects on which Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP attorneys have assisted are: Licensing and permitting proceedings at FERC Rate setting proceedings at the FERC and state agencies Management of Gantt Chart process for all permits, licenses, and other needs for new plant construction Contracting for equipment and components for energy projects Negotiating and reviewing coal and nuclear supply contracts Counseling on energy and environmental hurdles for new or expanded energy projects subject to FERC and/or state regulation EPA and state agency permitting for plant operations, new source construction or modification Defense of EPA New Source Review actions Counsel on Clean Water Act permit limitations on temperature of water discharge for coal and nuclear plant discharges National Environmental Policy Act review for new or expanded projects Advising on waste disposal and land use issues for energy projects Qualifications Members of this practice include 25 experienced lawyers with significant regulatory agency background and decades of practice, including: Former counsel to FERC Commissioners Former EPA Regional Counsel Lawyer with Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering Lawyers with LL.M. Degrees in Environmental Law
Among the clients represented for decades by attorneys from Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP on energy and environmental issues are:
Stinson Morrison Hecker’s attorneys have represented electric cooperatives in a variety of issues at FERC, including:
Among the projects on which Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP attorneys have assisted are:
Members of this practice include 25 experienced lawyers with significant regulatory agency background and decades of practice, including: