Flynn, Christopher W.

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 Antitrust
• Energy Dispute Resolution
• Energy Projects
• Energy Regulatory
• Energy/Utilities

Representative Cases

• Ameren acquires CILCORP for $1.35 billion
• Ameren participates in Illinois Commerce Commission electric power procurement plan proceeding
• Ameren receives antitrust and regulatory approvals for Illinois Power acquisition
• Ameren requests an increase in electric delivery service rates for AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS and AmerenIP , (2009)
• Ameren undergoes internal reorganization
• Ameren's $1 billion funding agreement between three Ameren Illinois utilities, Exelon, Midwest Generation and Dynegy which forms part of a rate relief package negotiated with the Illinois state legislature for consumers , (2009)
• CenterPoint Energy LDCs participate in state rate proceedings
• Central Illinois Public Service Company obtains federal and Illinois regulatory approvals to form holding company
• CIPSCO merges with Union Electric, creating Ameren Corporation
• Otter Tail completes its transition to a holding company structure , (2009)
• Reliant appeals the reciprocity provision of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997 , (2009)

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Boston University
• Kalamazoo College

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