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Elizabeth B. Kohlhausen

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Kohlhausen, Elizabeth B.

Biography
Elizabeth focuses on federal and state energy regulation and energy transactions. Her primary focus is pipeline transportation of crude oil and refined products. Elizabeth counsels and defends clients in complex rate litigation proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state agencies and advises clients on regulatory compliance matters.


Representative Experience
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  • Assisted with the representation of a major refined petroleum products system in protest proceedings at FERC regarding changes to pipeline rates and terms and conditions of service
  • Assisted with the representation of owners of the largest crude oil pipeline in the United States in administrative litigation before FERC and the U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit)
  • Assisted with the representation of a major refined petroleum products pipeline system in implementing increased rates related to a large expansion project
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D. magna cum laude, 2006 (Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons; Alumni Developments Editor, Houston Law Review)
  • Louisiana Tech University, B.S. Accounting summa cum laude, 2002
  • Admitted to practice: Texas, 2006; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Activities and Affiliations
  • Member: Energy Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program; Houston Young Lawyers Association
Publications and Presentations
  • “Ethics Issues Associated With Using Temporary Legal Personnel, Marking Documents as Privileged, and Entering into Joint Defense Arrangements,” Annual Conference of The Association of Oil Pipelines (September 2009)
  • "Ethanol Pipeline Jurisdiction," Energy Bar Association, Oil Pipeline Regulation Committee (April 2009)
  • “What Lies Ahead for ERISA's Preemption Doctrine after a Judicial Call to Action in Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila,” 43 Hous. L. Rev. 125, 2006


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Elizabeth B. Kohlhausen
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Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002-6760

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