Anita Rutkowski Wilson

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 a pipeline company, extending from South Texas and offshore Gulf of Mexico to the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, in rate, certificate, compliance, and audit matters before the FERC

Assisted an interstate natural gas pipeline, extending from Tennessee to Virginia, in all regulatory matters before the FERC

Prosecuted certificate applications involving expansions of affiliated pipelines located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, including pipeline looping, compressor additions, major market laterals, and mainline expansions and extensions

Represented a project sponsor in connection with the negotiation of precedent agreements and the preparation of pre-filing documents for a pipeline expansion and extension project with project capacity of 800,000 Dth/d through New Jersey and New York

Assisted a project sponsor in the prosecution of a certificate application for an 800-mile, cross-border greenfield pipeline

Represented a pipeline company in a $289 million pipeline expansion project in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia

Represented a storage facility in Virginia in its first rate case proceeding following project development

Represented multiple pipeline companies in gas quality and interchangeability proceedings to address the introduction of local natural gas production and LNG supplies, as well as in the negotiation of related settlements

Represented a natural gas storage project under development in Pennsylvania and Mississippi in regulatory proceedings before the FERC, as well as in the D.C. Circuit mediation

Advised a project sponsor in the preparation and prosecution of a FERC certificate application for the construction and operation of a new salt dome storage project in Louisiana

Represented a project sponsor in the construction and operation of the first independent storage reservoir project in the Rockies, including with respect to tariff implementation and certificate amendment matters

Advised an owner and operator of underground salt dome storage caverns, and related pipeline facilities, in Louisiana and Texas, in regulatory matters before the FERC

Represented a project sponsor of the first open access offshore natural gas storage facility, with 50 Bcf of working gas capacity in Alabama state waters, in prosecution of a certificate application before FERC for development, construction, and operation of offshore and related onshore facilities

Represented one of the first pipelines to restructure its services pursuant to the FERC’s Order No. 636 in proceedings concerning service restructuring, rate realignment, and transition cost recovery

Represented a local distribution company and its affiliates in proceedings before the NTSB and in the defense of law suits relating to pipeline safety matters in state and federal courts

Advised petitioners and intervenors in numerous appellate proceedings, including review of FERC orders in both company-specific proceedings and industry-wide rulemakings

Advised pipeline companies regarding the acquisition of DOE import authorizations for the import and export of natural gas

Advised in the preparation of applications for market-based rate authorization and related waivers for various storage companies

Advised shippers in various compliance matters and waiver proceedings relating to FERC’s capacity release regulations, the shipper-must-have-title policy, and buy-sell policy, as well as asset management arrangements

Advised interstate pipelines, storage providers, and marketing companies with respect to complaint and enforcement matters at the FERC, including responding to FERC investigations

Advised multiple FERC-jurisdictional pipelines on compliance with energy affiliate standards of conduct regulations, including the establishment of organizational structures and operating practices in compliance with FERC policies and regulations

Advised on regulatory and contract issues affecting various acquisitions of FERC-jurisdictional facilities by U.S. and foreign investors, and conducted regulatory assessment and due diligence review in connection with the acquisition of major interstate pipelines

Advised lenders regarding general regulatory issues, as well as due diligence, contract, and regulatory issues, associated with financings, acquisitions, and sales of natural gas pipelines and related facilities

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 an LNG producer on all regulatory proceedings before the FERC in connection with the recommissioning of an LNG import terminal

Represented lead intervenors in contested proceedings to establish rates for LNG import terminalling services

Represented an importer of LNG before the FERC in certificate, rate case, and tariff proceedings at various LNG import terminals

Represented a local distribution company in contested proceedings before the Department of Energy involving LNG exports

Advised on regulatory and contract issues, and conducted regulatory assessment and due diligence review, in connection with the acquisition of LNG import terminal assets

Advised LNG storage facility operating in the Northeast regarding significant regulatory matters before the FERC, including rate, certificate, restructuring, and standardization matters

Advised shippers regarding the acquisition of DOE authorizations for the import of LNG