clients

Utility Regulation

Alternative Regulation

United States

Britain and Europe

Northern Electricity Distribution
Yorkshire Electricity Distribution
United Utilities
Bundesnetzagentur (Germany)

Canada

Alberta Power
BC Gas
British Columbia Transmission
Canadian Gas Association
Canadian Electricity Association
Dept. of Natural Resources, New Foundland & Labrador
Enbridge Gas Distribution
Epcor
Hydro One Networks
Hydro Quebec
Ontario Energy Board
Union Gas

Latin America and Caribbean

Comision Reguladora de Energia (Mexico)
Enargas
Jamaica Public Service (Jamaica)
Aquaelectra (Curacao)
Superintendencia de Electricidad (Bolivia)
Work Bank

Asia, Australia and New Zealand

Citipower
Electricity Networks Association
Electricity Supply Association of Australia
Essential Services Commission
Essential Services Commission of South Australia
New South Wales Electricity Association
Powerco
Powercor
Queensland Competition Authority
Tokyo Electric Power
TXU Australia
United Energy
United Networks
SPI Net

Codes of Competitive Conduct

Alliant Energy
Edison Electric Institute

Mergers

Centerior - Ohio Edison
Cincinnati Gas & Electric - PSI Energy
Kansas City Power & Light - Western Resources
Koch Energy Trading - Entergy Power Marketing
Northeast Utilities - Public Service of New Hampshire
Northern States Power - Wisconsin Electric Power
Pacific Telesis - SBC Communications
Pennsylvania Power
PSI Energy - IPALCO
Southern California Edison - San Diego Gas & Electric
Wisconsin Electric - ESELCO
Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Public Service - Upper Peninsula Power Marketing

Statistical Benchmarking

(only public studies listed)

AGL Electricity
Ameren Services
Atlanta Gas Light
Aquaelectra (Curacao)
Bay State Gas
Boston Gas
Canadian Electricity Association (Canada)
Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry (Japan)
CitiPower, Pty. (Australia)
Central Vermont Public Service
Comision Reguladora de Energia (Mexico)
Electricity Networks Association (New Zealand)
Enbridge Gas Distribution (Canada)
Energex (Australia)
Enersource Hydro Missisauga (Canada)
Envestra (Australia)
Ergon (Australia)
Essential Services Commission (Australia)
Fortis Alberta (Canada)
Hydro One Networks (Canada)
Jamaica Public Service (Jamaica)
Kentucky Utilities

Louisville Gas & Electric
Michigan Public Service Commission
Multinet (Australia)
National Electric Distribution Forum
New England Gas
NGC (New Zealand)
NMGas
NSTAR Gas
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Ontario Energy Board (Canada)
Pacific Gas & Electric
Powercor (Australia)
Powerlink Queensland (Australia)
San Diego Gas & Electric
Superintendencia de Electricidad (Bolivia)
Southern California Edison
Southern California Gas
Power Distributors of Massachusetts (Service Quality)
Toronto Hydro (Canada)
TXU (Australia)
United Energy (Australia)
Vector (New Zealand)

Utility Industry Structure

Comision Reguladora de Energia (Mexico)
Edison Electric Institute
Essential Services Commission
Hawaiian Electric
Western Power (Australia)

Other Electric

Other Gas

Arkla
Atlantic Oil Distributors Association
Boston Gas
BC Gas (Canada)
Connecticut Natural Gas
East Ohio Gas
Elizabethtown Gas
Enbridge (Canada)
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (Ontario, Canada)
Enstar Natural Gas
Essential Services Commission
ICG Utilities (Ontario)
Independent Petroleum Association

Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association
National Fuel Gas Distribution
Nicor Gas
Oil Heat Association of Washington
Pennsylvania Gas & Water
Philadelphia Gas Works
Societe en commandite Gaz Metro (Quebec, Canada)
Steurt Petroleum
Unicorp of Canada
Union Gas Limited (Ontario)
Washington Gas Light
Wisconsin Gas

Oil and Gas Transmission

ANR Pipeline
Arkla
ATCO Pipeline
BC Gas
Buckeye Pipe Line
Cascade Natural Gas
Consolidated Gas Supply
Exxon Pipeline
Koch Gateway
Kinder Morgan
LFC Gas
Members of New England Customer Group
Northwest Natural Gas
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Texas Eastern Transmission
Transwestern Pipeline
United Gas Pipe Line
Washington Natural Gas

Telecom and Postal

Interstate Mobile Phone
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Pacific Telesis
Telecom New Zealand

Civil Litigation

Antitrust and Market Power

Charter Communications - Shareholder Derivative Suite
City of San Francisco - Antitrust Allegations Regarding Paper Racks
CNIC - Railroad Merger Market Power
Department of Justice - Bakery Merger
Koch Gateway - Market Based Rates
Madison General Hospital - Introducing Open Heart Surgery
Mid-Continental Gas - Reorganization
Philips Agilent - Market Power in Cardio Ultrasound Manufacturing
Primergy Merger - Market Power
Southern Union Gas - Price Fixing
UpNorth - Market Power in Agricultural Silage Bags
U.S. West - Unfair Marketing
WEC/ESELCO Merger
Xerox - Capital Asset Pricing

Contract Disputes

Alliant vs. State of Wisconsin Constitutionality of Public Utility Holding Company Act
Anaconda Coal
APPC vs. Puerto Rica Telephone Company – Royalty Dispute
Astrum Utility Services vs. City of Industry – Management Services
Caterpillar - Tuna Boat Damage
DLA Piper Rudnick
El Paso Merchant Energy vs. Nevada Power - Power Contract Breach
EPME vs. Nevada Power – Power Contract Breach
Fluor Daniel vs. Madera
Gulf + Western (Paramount) vs. Niagara Mohawk - Ball-Value
Hard Rock Cafe International
Idacorp Energy vs. Overton Power Utility District - Power Contract Breach
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power vs. Industrial Electric Users - Prices
Microsoft - Fraud
Oakland Raiders vs. Oakland Coliseum - Contract Breach
Pacific Enterprises vs. San Diego Gas & Electric - Electricity Purchase Dispute
Planmetrics vs. Energy Management Associate-Marketing - Joint Software
Roth v. California State University Dispute
Salton Sea vs. Stone & Webster – Construction Defects
Schnitman vs. Kantor – Partnership Dissolution
Smallwood vs. ARCO - CO2 Royalty Dispute
Tecumseh Pipeline - Purchase Dispute
Tennessee Valley Authority - Large Industrial User Price Contracts
Vulan/BN Geothermal vs. Stone & Webster - Construction Defects

Copyright and Patent Infringement

Apple vs. Microsoft/Hewlett Packard
Blue Mountain vs. Hallmark
Bristol Meyers Squib - Anti-competitive Effects of Extending Patent Protections
Electric Polaroid vs. Kodak Polaroid
Nixon Peabody LLP
Mabuchi Motors vs. Johnson
Polo vs. Brown, et.al.
Trombetta vs. Dana and AEC
Turtle Wax vs. Miracle 2000
Varidyne vs. AT&T
Western Medical Devices vs. Miglin, et al.

Natural Resource Damage Assesment

Anaconda Mining
Castaic Lake Water Agency
Charles George Trash Company
Eagle Mine - Gulf + Western/Paramount
French Limited
G&H Landfill
Honda Leasing/Stigma Kennecott Copper
Los Angeles Harbor - Montrose Chemical Corp./Stouffer/ICI/Chris Craft
Michael, Best & Friedrich
Motorola
Nestucca - Sause Bros. Ocean Towing
New Bedford Harbor - AVX/Aerovox/Federal
Newhall County Water District
Pacific Outboard Marine Corporation
Santa Clarita Water Company
Southern Pacific
Valencia Water Company
Waste Management, Inc.

Preservation vs. Development

Big-Sky Development
Cross Florida Barge Canal
Hell's Canyon Dam
Historic Manassas Battlefield
Kissimee River Channelization
Mineral King Ski Development
New Melonies River
Tennessee Tombigbee River
Tocks Island Dam
Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Tax Evaluation

Avatar (Rio Rico) Utility Property Evaluation for Internal Revenue Service
Boston Edison Tax Evaluation vs. Various Municipalities
Commonwealth Edison vs. Cities in Illinois
IRS

Other Cases

Aliant vs. Alliant (Brand Name)
ARCO and Exxon vs. BP (Natural Gas Liquids)
ARCO and Exxon vs. Private Royalty Owners (CO2)
BMFEA, Bureau of Medical Fraud and Elder Abuse
California Electricity Refund Case
Conservatorship of E. Strader vs. F&M Trust (Prudence)
Exxon Company U.S.A. - Cost Allocation
Gray and Company vs. ADM (Price Fixing)
In re: Petition for Determination of Need for an Electrical Power Plant in Okeechobee County
Marriott International Inc. and Ritz Carlton Hotel Company LLC
Nucor Steel vs. TVA
Paul Prudhomme - Celebrity Goodwill Value Assessment
Philips vs. Entergy (Power Interruption)
Phillips 66 - Personal Injury Suit
Spray Paint Manufacturers vs. Cook County State Attorney (Chicago Graffiti Case)
State of Arkansas vs. Arkla (Prudence)
State of Alaska vs. Bank of America (Damages for Failure to Escheat Funds)
Tosco vs. LADWP (Power Interruption)
Whitely vs. Raybestos-Manhattan (Tobacco/Asbestos)
Wolfgram and Associates (Damages)

Pro Bono Assignments

Advising the Navajo Nation on Electricity Policy
Opposing the Development of an Electricity Project in the Baldwin Hills section of Los Angeles
Reforming Energy Prices, Republic of Korea
Restructuring Energy Policy, Bangladesh
Restructuring Electricity Policy and New Developments, Pakistan
Restructuring Energy Policy, Sudan
Restructuring Electricity Policy, Turkey
Restructuring Electricity Tariffs, Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Serving on California's Independent Market Advisory Group, appointed by Governor Gray Davis
Sustainable Economic Development and Energy Price Reform, The Philippines