Avil, Richard D. Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rich Avil focuses on regulatory counseling and administrative and appellate litigation for natural gas pipelines, local distribution companies, and electric utilities. He helps develop and present industrywide positions on critical energy rulemaking matters and policy inquiries.

Rich's recent representations for clients such as CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, and various subsidiaries of SCANA Corporation involved regulatory compliance and enforcement considerations, commercial and contracting activities, and construction planning and authorization. Additional client matters include innovative new service and rate offerings, as well as attention to the regulatory components of energy industry transactions.

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. He is listed in Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in America.

Areas of Practice

• Energy
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Energy Regulatory
• Energy Dispute Resolution
• Energy Projects
• Energy/Utilities

Representative Cases

• CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission complies with FERC negotiated rate regulations and policies
• CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission negotiates systemwide rates for all services
• CenterPoint Energy seeks advice on natural gas transportation regulations and policies
• CenterPoint negotiates a resolution of, a FERC investigation of CEGT's compliance with FERC's Standards of Conduct
• CenterPoint obtains expedited regulatory approval for the certification of a new $400 million pipeline project
• CenterPoint obtains regulatory authorizations for pipeline construction and abandonment initiatives
• CenterPoint participates in FERC regulatory process to modify accounting for pipeline assessment costs
• CenterPoint participates in pipeline industry activities related to FERC notices of inquiry, policy initiatives and notices of proposed rulemakings
• CenterPoint secures reversal and remand of FERC's Order No. 2004 affiliate Standards of Conduct rules
• CenterPoint seeks regulatory authorization to spin down pipeline gathering facilities
• CenterPoint's CEGT and MRT affiliates participate in fuel clause proceedings
• CenterPoint's Mississippi River Transmission negotiates systemwide rates for all services
• NorAm Energy merges with Houston Industries to form CenterPoint
• SCANA Corporation seeks regulatory approvals to merge interstate and intrastate pipelines
• SCANA entities file waiver request regarding Order No. 2004 standards of conduct
• SCANA negotiates firm long-haul transportation capacity on Southern Natural Gas Pipeline to facilitate purchase of LNG from BG Group
• SCANA purchases approximately one Bcf of LNG from BG LNG Services, LLC

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• Ohio

Education

• Cornell University
• Villanova 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

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Websites

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