Areas of practice
Electricity Regulation
Energy Transactions
Hydroelectric
Antirust

Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1979

Carleton College, B.A., 1967

Honors and Distinctions
Executive Editor, American Criminal Law Review

Bar Membership
District of Columbia

Professional Affiliations
Energy Bar Association

Sean T. Beeny

Mr. Beeny is a Principal in the firm, which he joined in 1994 after 15 years practice in another Washington law firm specializing in the representation of cooperative and municipal electric systems. Mr. Beeny has represented consumer-owned electric systems in antitrust and contract litigation in the federal courts, in rate, merger and hydroelectric licensing proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in licensing proceedings before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and in negotiation of power purchase, coordination and transmission agreements. He has concentrated particularly on the interaction of regulation and antitrust policy in dealing with competition problems in the electric industry.

Before studying law, he worked as a newspaperman in New England and Philadelphia. Mr. Beeny is a native of Minnesota, and currently resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife and two daughters.

Electricity Regulation
Mr. Beeny practices principally in the electric area, with special emphasis on competition issues. He has concentrated particularly on the interaction of regulation and antitrust policy in dealing with competition problems in the electric industry. He has represented clients in such matters before the FERC, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a number of state utility regulatory commissions.

Electricity Regulation
Mr. Beeny advises clients on electricity arrangements ranging from full requirements contracts to unbundled power coordination arrangements. He also counsels clients regarding diversification.

Antitrust
Mr. Beeny has represented clients in antitrust litigation in the federal courts, including the jury trial of a monopolization case, in investigations by enforcement agencies and in numerous regulatory agency proceedings involving antitrust policy.

Hydroelectric Licensing
Mr. Beeny assisted clients in hydroelectric re-licensing and license amendment proceedings involving such issues as competing claims to ownership of project lands, mitigation of contamination (including dioxin contamination), fisheries protection, dam and watercourse safety, recreational development, cultural interpretation/protection as well as need for power and related issues, antitrust and fitness issues.