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White & Case's Washington Energy Group Leaps to Forefront

December 21, 2006
Donna M. Attanasio, Earle H. O'Donnell, Zori G. Ferkin, Laurel W. Glassman, Daniel A. Hagan, Jane E. Rueger

Two of America's most prominent energy lawyers, Earle H. O'Donnell and Donna M. Attanasio, have joined White & Case as partners in Washington, DC, along with five other energy attorneys. This move enriches the Firm's highly ranked energy practice and offers clients unsurpassed experience in both transactional and regulatory counseling in virtually every facet of the US energy industry.

This premiere energy group joined White & Case from Dewey Ballantine and immediately added critical mass to the White & Case Energy Group, now 15 attorneys strong. The new team fortifies the Firm's Energy Initiative, a multi-practice area team with an industry focus to satisfy clients in the ever-changing energy sector.

The new members of our Energy Group include:

Earle H. O'Donnell, Partner: Selected as one of the ten top attorneys in energy law by Legal Times in 2005, and recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2006 and Chambers USA, Mr. O'Donnell has long been a leading energy lawyer in the United States. He has represented clients in some of the largest utility mergers and acquisitions, regulatory proceedings, commercial negotiations, government audits, litigation, and market power and market-based rate matters. The former head of the Energy Markets and Regulatory Practice at Dewey Ballantine, he now serves as the head of White & Case's Energy Group. Click here to access his biography.
Donna M. Attanasio, Partner: Noted for her power contract negotiation practice, Ms. Attanasio has advised developers of independent generation, electric utilities, energy marketers, transmission providers and other integrated and disaggregated utility service providers in both regulatory and transactional matters. Often working with bankruptcy and litigation attorneys on energy-related matters, she has extensive experience representing clients in proceedings before the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and various state regulatory agencies. She is vice president of the 2,300-member Energy Bar Association, and has been recognized during the past several years in Chambers USA. Click here to access her biography.
Zori G. Ferkin, Of Counsel: Ms. Ferkin's practice focuses on the regulation and restructuring of the electric industry and on power project development and financing. She has counseled clients in electric industry mergers and acquisitions, and has helped clients with contracts and agreements. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Ferkin was an attorney advisor with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and served as chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Governor's Energy Council. Click here to access her biography.
Laurel W. Glassman, Counsel: Ms. Glassman has nearly 30 years of experience representing clients before the FERC, and routinely advises clients with respect to FERC's Market-Based Rate Policies, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA), and interlock and securities issuance issues under the Federal Power Act (FPA) and reporting requirements. She has also advised a large number of clients on complex qualifying facility issues, including with respect to technical operating standards. Click here to access her biography.
Daniel A. Hagan, Counsel: Mr. Hagan represents clients before federal and state regulatory agencies and courts on matters related to the FPA, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. He also counsels clients in non-public and public regulatory audits and investigations, and on market-based and cost-based rate issues. Click here to access his biography.
Andrew B. Young, Counsel: Mr. Young represents clients in a wide variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and restructurings, ancillary service and interconnection issues, market-based and cost-based rates, contract negotiations, litigation and bankruptcy. His advice on US state and federal regulatory issues includes representing clients before the FERC, the Securities and Exchange Commission and state public utility commissions. Click here to access his biography.
Jane E. Rueger, Associate: Ms. Rueger regularly counsels clients on a wide array of regulatory issues under the FPA and the PURPA, and has assisted clients in the development, permitting and regulation of construction of natural gas storage projects under the Natural Gas Act and related provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act. She has counseled market participants with respect to market rules around the United States and the development of creative strategies for successfully operating within those rules. Click here to access her biography.

Click here to learn more about the new White & Case Energy Initiative.

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