Duncan & Allen

Electric Utilities

We are routinely at the forefront of major regulatory and legal issues facing the electric industry. Representative samples of our work includes:

Litigation under Federal Power Act Sections 203, 205, 206, and 309
Rates, terms, and conditions of wholesale and retail service
RTO/ISO stakeholder processes and market rules
FERC rulemaking and policy proceedings
Transmission interconnection and access
Power supply acquisition, power pooling, and operational agreements
Resource acquisition and disposition
Municipalization, structuring/restructuring of utility functions, and formation of new joint action agencies
Utility bankruptcies, mergers, and acquisitions
Standards of conduct and anti-market manipulation matters
Appeals of agency orders
Legislation

Environmental

Clients rely on Duncan & Allen LLP’s expertise to advise them on a broad range of environmental issues, including:

EPA rulemaking, comments, and policy proceedings
Strategic analysis and compliance strategies regarding CWA, CAA, RCRA, CERCLA & NEPA
Permitting
Litigation under both federal and state statutes or agency rules
Guidance regarding new and retiring facilities

Natural Gas and Oil Pipelines

Our clients consistently call on us to provide strategic advice and counsel regarding matters involving natural gas and oil pipelines, including:

Litigation under Natural Gas Act Sections 4, 5, and 7
Rates, terms, and conditions of wholesale and retail service
FERC rulemaking and policy proceedings
Appeals of agency orders
Resource acquisition and disposition
Legislation

Telecommunications

Duncan & Allen LLP’s attorneys have extensive experience assisting municipalities, state consumer advocates, and other governmental agencies regarding:

FCC proceedings involving licensing, rulemakings, and compliance
Appeals of FCC orders
Federal regulatory preemption
Pole attachments
Municipal ownership of telecommunications networks
Cable television franchises and regulation
Cellular tower zoning decisions
Leases and compensation agreements for public rights-of-way
Cable television franchises

Our Practice

For over fifty years, we have been at the forefront of regulatory and legal issues facing consumer owned utilities. We have a national reputation for solving clients’ problems creatively and cost effectively, through the perspective and experience of a firm with a national presence and deep understanding of the energy industry. Our lawyers bring a wealth of industry and regulatory experience to the table, whether it is a complex transaction, a regulatory proceeding, a litigation matter, or a negotiation. That experience helps to assure that consumer interests – whether big or small – are not ignored in Washington or at the bargaining table.

Electric Utilities

Environmental

Natural Gas and Oil Pipelines

Telecommunications

Our Clients

Duncan & Allen LLP provides legal services to clients across the United States in an array of transactional and regulatory matters, as well as through all stages of litigation. The map below identifies those states in which the firm has recent engagements.

MD NJ NY RI DC