- Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux, L.L.P. practices
extensively before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
and the Federal courts.
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The firm's practice
is exclusively devoted to energy law, representing electric
and gas utilities, among other clients. We have a comprehensive
knowledge of the energy industry and are at the forefront of
the restructuring of electric utilities.
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The firm is committed
to maintaining the highest standards of competence and to developing
creative and innovative approaches to the issues facing our
clients.
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Our focus on the
energy industry enables us to provide timely and effective
counsel in highly complex matters, to anticipate our clients'
needs and to assist in shaping the issues that face the energy
industry.
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Maintaining
the highest legal ethics is the cornerstone of our practice.
RECENT
EXPERIENCE IN ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING
Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux is
extensively involved in matters related to the restructuring of
the electric industry, including the following matters:
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Divestiture of generating
assets and associated changes to power supply contracts;
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Implementation of
open access transmission, including the development and administration
of open access tariffs, novel network service concepts, transmission;
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Development of generator
interconnection procedures and the drafting and negotiation
of interconnection agreements;
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Power marketing issues,
including the development of cost-based and market-based tariffs
and contracts, the creation of a master wholesale power contract
and generation market power and market mitigation issues;
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Standard market design
issues;
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Creation and operation
of regional transmission organizations;
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Wholesale power exchange
tariffs, rates and services;
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Standards of conduct
relating to the separation of generation and transmission
functions within companies and among affiliates;
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Contracts and procedures
for the interconnection of independent generators and wholesale
customers to the transmission grid;
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Retail transmission
access and related competitive power marketing issues;
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Recovery of stranded
costs;
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Mergers of electric
utilities and gas/electric mergers, including issues relating
to horizontal and vertical market power, ratepayer protection
and operational integration;
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Distributed generation,
including rates for generators connected to distribution facilities;
and
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Codes of conduct
governing the relationship between utilities and their marketing
affiliates.
OTHER
ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY EXPERIENCE
Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux has
a long tradition of representing electric and gas utilities in
FERC matters. Some of the additional areas in which we have amassed
extensive experience are:
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Electric and gas
utility ratemaking litigation, including cost of service and
rate of return issues, incentive rates, formula rates, rate
design, automatic adjustment clauses and prudence of fuel and
power plant costs;
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Gas supply and gas
transportation matters, pipeline purchased gas cost adjustments,
supply and demand constraint issues and distribution utility
concerns;
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Drafting, negotiation,
interpretation and litigation of energy-related contracts providing
for power sales, transmission, steam supply, gas supply and
gas transportation;
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Cogeneration, hydroelectric,
small power production and exempt wholesale generator issues;
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Antitrust issues,
including conspiracy, monopolization, bottleneck monopoly,
tying arrangements, refusals to deal, market definition, price
squeeze, antitrust immunity and damages; and
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Jurisdictional issues.
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