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Anita Rutkowski Wilson

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Wilson, Anita Rutkowski

Biography
Anita’s principal areas of practice are federal and state energy regulation, energy transactions, and regulatory litigation. She has represented clients in the full range of matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as well as in proceedings before federal appellate courts, the Department of Energy, and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Anita has represented interstate natural gas pipelines, transportation customers of natural gas pipelines, LNG importers, producers, marketers, local distribution companies, intrastate pipelines, Hinshaws, and other participants in the energy industry. She has advised clients on prosecution of certificate applications, rate case and restructuring matters; compliance with federal and state regulations; prosecution of related appellate litigation; and development of proposed legislation.  Anita has assisted clients on contracts involving the transportation, storage, and sales of natural gas and LNG, both domestically and overseas. She has also been involved in merger and acquisition activity for energy clients, including non-U.S. companies seeking to invest in U.S. energy assets.


Representative Experience
Regulatory
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  • Represented pipeline companies operating in the Northeast in significant regulatory matters before the FERC, including certificate, Section 4 rate increase, restructuring, audit, and compliance matters, and assisted in related agency proceedings
  • Represented pipeline company operating in Oregon, California, and Nevada in all significant regulatory proceedings before the FERC, including rate, certificate, and compliance matters and all related project work including the first two major expansions of its system
  • Assisted pipeline company extending from South Texas and offshore Gulf of Mexico to the Mid-Atlantic and northeast area in rate, certificate, compliance, and audit matters before the FERC
LNG
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  • Represented LNG producer on all regulatory proceedings before the FERC in connection with the recommissioning of an LNG import terminal
  • Represented lead intervenor in contested proceedings to establish rates for LNG import terminalling services
  • Represented importer of LNG before the FERC in certificate, rate case, and tariff proceedings at various LNG import terminals
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1990 (President, University of Virginia Law School Class of 1990)
  • College of William and Mary, B.S., 1986 (Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Eta Sigma)
  • Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, 1991
Professional Recognition
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  • Chambers USA:  America's Leading Lawyers for Business in energy law, 2005 - 2011
  • Recognized in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers (for excellence in Energy and Natural Resources Law), 2008 - 2012
  • Lawdragon 500, 2006
Activities and Affiliations
  • Member: Energy Bar Association; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section of the American Bar Association; DC Bar Association


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