Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rich Avil's practice focuses on regulatory counseling of energy delivery and power companies, other energy companies, and service companies on a breadth of matters including rates, new services, competition, and regulatory compliance. Rich is experienced in the regulatory components of mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions in the energy industry. His practice also concentrates on administrative and appellate litigation at the state and federal level. Representative clients in recent public matters include: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, and various subsidiaries of SCANA Corporation.

Rich is a member of the Energy Bar Association. He is profiled in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers and is listed in Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in America.

Areas of Practice

• Energy
• Energy Regulatory
• Energy/Utilities
• Corporate Compliance Programs

Representative Cases

• Carthage to Perryville Pipeline Project
• CEGT Rate Proceeding
• CEGT Regulatory Compliance
• Construction and Abandonment Authorizations
• Fuel Clause Proceedings
• Gas Transportation Arrangements
• LNG Purchase
• MRT Rate Proceeding
• National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 468 F.3d 831 (D.C. Cir. 2006)
• NorAm Merger with Houston Industries Incorporated
• Participation in Pipeline Industry
• Pipeline Merger
• Proper Accounting for Pipeline Assessment Costs
• Regulatory Compliance
• Regulatory Compliance Programs
• Regulatory Compliance Programs
• Spindown of Pipeline Gathering Facilities

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• Ohio

Education

• Cornell University

Published Works

• FERC Proposes Modifying and Scaling Back its Affiliate Standards of Conduct Rules, 2008

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.5401 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com