Mr. Farrah represents electric utilities and natural gas companies. His work in these areas includes regulatory and transactional issues, and he regularly represents his clients before state and federal agencies and courts. Mr. Farrah spent five years in the Office of General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he held various trial and supervisory positions, including acting assistant general counsel for NGPA matters and assistant deputy general counsel in charge of litigation.
Mr. Farrah joined the firm in 1982 and has been a partner since 1988. His practice is nationwide in scope and includes representation of all segments of the gas and electric industries with respect to a broad range of regulatory and other legal issues. Mr. Farrah has acted as outside general counsel to an interstate gas-pipeline company; group counsel for a consortium of local gas-distribution companies; and group counsel to a consortium of electric generation companies. In addition, Mr. Farrah represented all of the transmission owners in the state of New York with respect to the creation of the NYISO and continues to represent them before the FERC with regard to all NYISO-related matters. Mr. Farrah also represents other transmission owners with respect to electric transmission projects including independent transmission projects. Mr. Farrah is Project Counsel to the Atlantic Wind Connection--a subsea electric transmission project that will parallel the MidAtlantic coast and connect offshore wind generators to the PJM grid throughout the MidAtlantic Region and is expected to cost $5 billion. Finally, Mr. Farrah represents clients, including financial institutions and other investors with respect to the financing of electric transmission projects including the recent financing of major new transmission lines located in Texas and Nevada.
Mr. Farrah is a frequent panelist and lecturer at conferences and seminars and also authors articles on energy topics.
Awards and Recognition
· Public Utilities Fortnightly's Top Utility lawyers of 2011 (Project Development and Federal Regulation)
· The Energy Daily, Most Dynamic Energy Practice (Atlantic Wind Connection Project)
Industries
Utilities, Power and Pipelines
Renewable and Clean Energy