Van Ness Feldman LLP

With a broad electric power offering, Van Ness Feldman LLP routinely handles regulatory issues pertaining to large-scale transmission projects, interconnection matters, and wholesale market operations, among others. The firm also stands out for its hydropower capabilities, assisting clients with licensing and relicensing as well as representing them before authorities such as FERC and EPA. Joseph Nelson in Washington DC and Malcolm McLellan in Seattle jointly head the electric practice and are well versed in matters spanning the full spectrum of electric power issues, including enforcement actions and investigations. DC’s Mike Swiger, who acts as head of the firm’s hydropower practice, counts investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, and independent power developers among his clients, for whom he handles both non-contentious and litigious matters. Douglas Smith, former General Counsel of FERC, is another key practitioner in the DC regulatory group.