Lawdragon Includes Four Stinson Attorneys in 2026 500 Leading Energy Lawyers Guide

07.15.2026

Lawdragon's 2026 "500 Leading Energy Lawyers" list features Stinson LLP attorneys John McCaffrey, Harvey Reiter, Jonathan Schneider and Guy Smith.

The 2026 guide recognizes attorneys exceling in areas of energy law with practices ranging from energy regulation to corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and finance, to infrastructure development supporting the global power grid.

McCaffrey specializes in energy regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and federal appellate courts, including organized electric market design, FERC rulemaking proceedings, electric utility ratemaking, interstate natural gas pipeline rates and project certifications, and energy-related merger reviews.

Reiter brings deep experience before the FERC and federal appellate courts. With over 20 oral arguments in federal circuit courts, he advises clients across electric utilities, state regulators, and consumer advocate offices on a broad range of regulatory issues.

Schneider counsels clients across the spectrum of electric and natural gas regulation. He advises on a wide array of regulatory issues associated with electric and natural gas utility regulation, market oversight, asset purchase and sale, and project development. He brings over 30 years' experience to provide the strategic counseling needed to achieve complex energy regulatory objectives.

Smith, a corporate and transactional attorney focused on the energy sector, represents independent power producers, renewable energy companies, utilities, developers, tax equity investors, lenders, equipment suppliers and construction companies in both traditional and renewable energy projects. His transactional work in the energy sector spans both domestic and cross-border transactions.