Practice Areas & Industries: Jones Day

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Jones Day covers the full range of disputes specific to the utility and power industries. Our in-depth understanding of the energy sector, combined with our top-ranked litigation team of more than 1,100 lawyers, enables us to develop litigation strategies and solutions consistent with the business objectives of our clients.

In state and federal courts, before regulatory agencies, and in arbitration proceedings, we represent companies engaged in all aspects of energy delivery and power, including natural gas distribution and transportation; electric distribution, transmission, and generation; and power marketing and trading.

We assist our energy clients with single-party, multiparty, and class action disputes involving all of their business activities: bankruptcy and insolvency; change-in-control situations; commercial, contractual, and construction disputes; corporate securities and governance; federal, state, and local regulatory and administrative proceedings; tax controversies and litigation; environmental and toxic tort litigation; personal injury and wrongful death litigation; labor and employment; ERISA; antitrust and unfair competition; and corporate criminal investigations. Our lawyers have tried cases involving all types of contracts specific to the energy industry, including natural gas and coal supply agreements and power purchase agreements. We have also assisted utility clients with lawsuits involving the establishment and operation of local, publicly owned power systems.

Current examples of our work include defending FirstEnergy Corp. and several of its affiliates in cases arising from the blackout of August 14, 2003, which affected service in the Northeast, and defending Xcel Energy in global warming litigation based on public nuisance theories brought by the Attorneys General of New York and numerous other states, along with the city of New York.

With offices located in leading commercial and financial centers in Europe and Asia as well as in the major U.S. cities, Jones Day also offers a distinctive capacity to respond to international arbitration and cross-border disputes wherever they arise.