Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Chris Flynn represents electric and gas utilities before federal and state regulatory agencies and in federal and state courts and in a number of commercial transactions and other ventures. Since 1984, Chris has represented energy companies in a wide variety of matters, including mergers, restructurings, transmission unbundling, transmission open access tariff development, wholesale and retail power supply contracts, and commercial dispute resolution, as well as traditional utility rate proceedings.

Currently he devotes much of his time to the development of competitive retail markets, including retail access tariffs, stranded cost recovery mechanisms, and independent power projects, as well as to wholesale marketing initiatives and international energy projects. Chris has experience with energy privatization projects and other commercial projects in Mexico and has spoken before the Spanish National Electricity Commission regarding transmission access and other transmission issues.

Areas of Practice

• Energy
• Energy Regulatory
• Energy Dispute Resolution
• Energy/Utilities

Representative Cases

• Local Union Nos. 15, 51 and 702, IBEW v. Illinois Commerce Commission and Reliant Energy Solutions East LLC (Ct. of Appeals of Illinois, 5th District, No. 5-05-0725)
• 2006 Rate Case (ICC Docket No. 06-0070)
• 2007 Rate Case (Ohio PUCO Case No. 07-829-GA-AIR)
• Acquisition of CILCORP
• CIPS-CILCO-IP ICC Proceedings
• Consumer Rate Relief Package
• Illinois Power Company Acquisition
• Internal Reorganization
• Merger with Union Electric
• State Rate Proceedings
• Utility Holding Company Formation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Boston University

Address

77 West Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601-1692

Phones

1.312.269.4156 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.312.782.8585 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com