Practice Areas - Compliance

Congress has given the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission responsibilities to ensure compliance with federal laws targeting market manipulation. Following the Energy Policy Act of 2005, FERC launched several different compliance initiatives, including increased resources for its Office of Enforcement. FERC has since then instituted numerous investigations of violations of its regulations that have resulted in multi-million dollar fines.

MBO provides legal advice and assistance in matters related to utility compliance both related to NERC reliability standards and related to FERC's tariff, anti-manipulation, market-based rate, standards of conduct and other requirements. The Firm works proactively with its clients to ensure that they satisfy reliability, reporting, and interlocking directorate requirements. The Firm assists its clients with the preparation of FERC compliance plans and has conducted trainings for employees of its energy clients. If a client is a target of a FERC investigation, the Firm is expert in guiding entities through the process with the Office of Enforcement.

The Firm has represented power generators and natural gas distributors in numerous transactions and proceedings involving compliance with FERC regulatory requirements. MBO has counseled power generators and gas distributors on compliance with FERC regulations and requirements in power generation and pipeline construction projects and in gas purchase and transportation transactions.

The firm also assists clients in interpreting the ramifications and requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

 

Electricity

Natural Gas

Energy Transactions

Government Relations

Appellate

Compliance