Practice Areas & Industries: Roetzel & Andress, A Legal Professional Association

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Roetzel & Andress represents clients in all sectors of the energy industry, including power generation and transmission, integrated energy companies, oil and gas producers, electric and gas utilities, and mining companies. Our attorneys also counsel companies that serve the energy industry, including equipment manufacturers and retailers.

Representative Matters

• Provide federal, state, and local lobbying for a Fortune 250 utility
• Provided counsel and played a significant role in the deregulation of Ohio's electric utility industry
• Represented a utility in a jury trial regarding the plaintiff's claim of permanent injury resulting from release of the toxic chemical hydrazine in a nuclear power plant
• Minimized a public utility company's liability exposure in an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation about an electrocution fatality
• Represented a utility in a case involving the electrocution death of a homeowner installing an antenna
• Serve as Ohio counsel in asbestos lawsuits for the world's largest integrated oil company
• Represented a utility company in a breach of contract claim
• Obtained a jury verdict on behalf of a natural gas marketing company in a commercial dispute with an out-of-state supplier, which terminated the client's natural gas supply
• Represented a utility in a dispute over the design and construction of high-tension electric lines in conformance with the National Electrical Safety Code
• Represented a utility company on an action brought by a competitor challenging our client's competitive rate practices
• Represented a major petroleum company in connection with the permitting and construction of a petroleum pipeline
• Prevailed in both the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Ohio Supreme Court on an action brought by a commercial customer challenging our utility client's billing structure
• Represented a utility in an injunction action to prevent obstruction of power lines and recover compensation for damages thereto
• Represented a commercial customer in a PUCO complaint successfully challenging the billing practices of a local telephone company