Biography
For over 30 years, Kathy's practice has focused on state and federal utility law and energy regulation, energy transactions, and administrative law and litigation. She advises clients on compliance with state and federal energy regulations; preparation and prosecution of comments, applications, and filings in state and federal regulatory administrative agency proceedings; and prosecution of related appellate litigation.

She also advises clients on energy transactions, including drafting and negotiation of contracts for transportation, transmission, interconnection, purchases, and sales of natural gas and electricity; regulatory and contract due diligence and risk assessment; and review/preparation of appropriate representations, covenants and regulatory disclosures in acquisition documents and agency filings. Recently, she advised an investor group on state and federal regulatory issues associated with proposed $22 billion leveraged buy out of regulated pipeline assets.

Kathy has broad experience with all segments of the natural gas and electric industries. She has represented gas producers, inter- and intrastate gas pipelines, gas distribution companies, electric cooperatives, electric utilities, project developers, power marketers, end-users, financial institutions, equity investors, and other participants in the domestic natural gas and electric power industries.