Energy and Regulatory

Leading Energy Law Attorneys

Parsons Behle & Latimer provides legal services regarding laws governing national and international regulatory compliance. Our firm is most prominently recognized for our knowledge and experience in the western region of the United States, as well as Latin American countries.

One of America's prominent legal names in energy law

The lawyers in our energy law group represent many of the Intermountain West’s largest mining, manufacturing, commercial and gaming entities in contract negotiations and federal and state regulatory proceedings involving electricity, natural gas and telecommunications. We also represent municipalities, power associations, merchant facilities and co-generation facilities.

Intelligent solutions to complex energy law matters

Domestically, our regulatory lawyers practice before the Utah Public Service Commission, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Internationally, we have practiced in Africa, Argentina, Chile and Peru.

Specifically, our energy law group provides legal counsel and representation in areas involving:

• Negotiating power supply and infrastructure construction agreements, including distribution and transmission agreements
• Seeking and obtaining favorable tariff and rate schedule terms and conditions
• Obtaining regulatory approval for customers entering power purchasing markets
• Litigating power supply contracts and construction contracts
• Defending against rate increases and obtain rate decreases for municipal, industrial, commercial and gaming energy customers
• Negotiating terms and conditions relating to co-generation projects
• Assisting energy and communications developers with issues such as organizational structure, financing, permitting and licensing, contract negotiation and operational matters
• Assisting competitive telecommunications providers in obtaining state authority to offer intrastate services
• Representing regulated industries and suppliers in civil and criminal investigations before municipal councils, agencies, and other governmental bodies
• Lobbying before state and federal legislative and regulatory bodies
• Representing regulated industries and suppliers in civil and criminal investigations before municipal councils, agencies and other governmental bodies

For more information, contact Michael Malmquist at 801-536-6658, MMalmquist@parsonsbehle.com or Robert Reeder at 801-536-6769, BobReeder@parsonsbehle.com.