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John E. Kennedy
John E. Kennedy
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Biography
An accomplished lawyer with 37 years of experience, John's principal practice areas are energy regulation, administrative law, and appellate practice. John represents oil pipelines before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state public utility commissions and in appeals of orders of those commissions. He also advises clients about energy regulatory matters and has represented clients in civil litigation and arbitrations involving energy regulatory matters and energy transactions. As a litigator, John has represented clients at all levels of the judicial system, and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court. John's extensive knowledge has earned him recognition by Chambers USA as one of its leading lawyers in energy regulation in 2005 - 2010.
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Representative Experience
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- Represented one or more owners of the largest oil pipeline in the United States in administrative litigation and appeals involving challenges to the methodology by which they set their rates, challenges to the recovery of their costs on the grounds of alleged imprudence, challenges to amounts in their tariffs for dismantling, removal and restoration at the end of the pipeline's life, challenges to their rate of return, and challenges to the "quality bank" provisions of their tariffs
- Obtained dismissal of a protest of an interstate oil pipeline tariff on jurisdictional grounds
- Obtained dismissal of a protest of an interstate oil pipeline tariff adopting a new rate structure
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- Harvard Law School, J.D. magna cum laude, 1971 (Associate Editor, Harvard Law Review)
- Harvard College, A.B. cum laude, 1968
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1971; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Professional Recognition
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers in energy regulation, 2005 - 2011
Activities and Affiliations
- Member, Energy Bar Association; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association
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First City Tower 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77002-6760
Tel +1.713.758.2550
Fax +1.713.615.5273
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