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Richard L. Adams
Richard L. Adams
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Biography
Dick Adams has more than 35 years experience in counseling clients in diverse, energy-related issues that have focused primarily on the regulation of electric and natural gas utilities. Dick has extensive experience with competition issues in regulated and deregulated energy markets, antitrust counseling, regulation, and compliance as well as regulatory and antitrust issues involved with mergers and acquisitions. Dick also actively counsels clients in a variety of environmental matters, including federal and compliance and permitting issues.
Dick has a great deal of experience litigating administrative and civil matters. He has tried cases involving complex energy-related and environmental issues, including substantial work with expert witnesses as well as appellate advocacy in federal and state civil and administrative forums.
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Representative Experience
Energy-Related Counseling
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- Represents private equity purchasers regarding regulatory and legislative issues in $45 billion acquisition of major Texas energy company
- Advises clients regarding environmental and energy legislation pending before the U.S. Congress and Texas legislature
- Counseling of clients in merger-related antitrust investigations and proceedings in a variety of industries; counseling of clients on antitrust issues related to mergers and joint ventures
Administrative and Civil Litigation
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- Counsel in antitrust actions against large electric generator by purchasers of wholesale electricity resulting in dismissal of all federal and state antitrust claims
- Represents public utility clients (electric and natural gas) in numerous regulatory proceedings, including traditional ratemaking proceedings (and related revenue requirement, rate design, rate of return on equity and capital structure issues), multibillion dollar fuel reconciliation, gas cost review, and cost recovery proceedings, proceedings involving the review of utility acquisitions, and prudence reviews
- Represents clients as lead attorney in administrative hearings, rulemakings and appeals relating to the implementation of Texas electric industry restructuring legislation, including proceedings relating to wholesale market monitoring, wholesale market performance and structure, transmission and distribution rates, and fuel cost adjustments
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- University of Missouri, J.D., 1974 (Editorial Board, Missouri Law Review; National Moot Court Team)
- Southeast Missouri State University, B.A. Political Science, 1972
- Admitted to practice: Missouri, 1975; Florida, 1975; Texas, 1978; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits
Professional Recognition
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- The Best Lawyers in America® in administrative law and energy law, 2008 - 2011
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Energy Law, 2009 and 2011
- “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly, 2006 and 2007, 2009, 2011
Activities and Affiliations
- American Bar Association Member: Antitrust Law Section; Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section; Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Litigation Section
- Board of Directors: Beringer Wine Estates, St. Helena, California, 1996 - 2000 (up to the time of Beringer’s purchase by Foster Brewing of Australia)
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Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3700
Dallas, TX 75201-2975
Tel +1.214.220.7725
Fax +1.214.999.7725
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