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Holland & Hart LLP

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Practice/Industry Group Overview

Holland & Hart is a leading Western law firm with respect to energy regulatory matters and is actively engaged throughout the Mountain West and Western United States in virtually all issues affecting the natural gas industry.  We play a leading role in the administrative, legislative and regulatory proceedings that are reshaping the industry.

Our attorneys have the experience, expertise and access necessary to help our clients thrive.  Indeed, our regulatory attorneys have collectively more than 100 years of experience successfully representing natural gas utility clients before public utility commissions and state legislatures.


 

Services Available

Our combined capabilities optimize advice to clients on all aspects of natural gas regulation.

Rate Cases and Tariffs

  • Cost of service
  • Rate of return
  • Rate design
  • Cost allocation
  • Special contracts
  • Rate riders and surcharges
  • Service terms and conditions
  • Fuel adjustment clauses
  • Prudence
  • Alternative forms of regulation

Certification and Franchise

  • New territory acquisition
  • Territory transfers
  • Franchise agreements

Resource Planning

  • Natural gas supply portfolio management
  • Prudence

Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales

  • Negotiating deals
  • Regulatory compliance

Pipes (Gathering, Pipelines, Processing, Storage)

  • Construction
  • Siting
  • Rights of way
  • Permitting
  • Licensing
  • Abandonment
  • Transfers

Legislation

  • Competitive gas choice programs
  • Low-income programs

Restructuring

  • Transition costsU
  • Unbundling
  • Retail choice