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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Jay Ryan
Work Department
Global Projects / Energy Regulatory
Position
Partner
Career
Jay Ryan represents electric and gas utilities, private equity investors, private equity portfolio companies, merchant generation and transmission developers, hydroelectric licensees, and offshore wind and other renewable companies on the development of infrastructure projects, FERC regulation of generation and transmission assets, and the operation of energy and capacity markets. Named an Energy and Environmental Trailblazer by The National Law Journal, Jay currently advises clients on energy transition matters, including DOE funding programs; the development of HVDC transmission, offshore wind assets, pumped storage projects, and cross-border facilities; and FERC regulation of transmission assets and wholesale power markets. Jay’s expertise includes infrastructure permitting; audits, investigations and enforcement actions; asset acquisitions, due diligence and divestitures; issues arising under federal and state energy and environmental laws; and associated regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters.
Memberships
Jay currently serves on the Board of the Northeast Chapter of the Energy Bar Association and is a former Board Member of the Washington, D.C. chapter of Girls on the Run. Jay previously served as Chair of Baker Botts’ Energy Regulatory Practice and Chair of the National Hydropower Association’s Regulatory Affairs Committee.
Education
M.A., Georgetown University 2005
with honors
LL.M., George Washington University 1999
LL.M., American University 1993
J.D., DePaul University College of Law 1991
B.A., University of Rochester 1988
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
Baker Botts L.L.P. handles a broad range of regulatory and litigation mandates in the oil and gas sector, such as representing clients in hearings surrounding transportation rates for natural gas, permitting of regulated facilities and counselling concerning regulatory changes. The regulation team is also noted for its capability in handling contentious matters, particularly when representing clients in administrative litigation and judicial reviews of agency decisions, as well as compliance and enforcement cases. Emil Barth has acted as first chair on regulatory hearings before the FERC and regularly advises on regulatory, litigation and project development matters, while Michael Yuffee focuses on enforcement defense and other regulatory mandates relating to the wholesale energy markets. Houston-based James Barkley jointly leads the team alongside Jay Ryan, and special counsel Ryan Norfolk regularly handles matters surrounding enforcement defense, internal investigations and administrative litigation. All named practitioners are based in the firm’s Washington DC office, unless stated otherwise.
United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
(Leading lawyers)Baker Botts L.L.P. fields one of the largest national energy practice groups and is positioned to assist clients in navigating the diverse potential regulatory hurdles facing the U.S. electricity market. The team represent prominent members of the energy industry including large multi-state utilities, private equity-backed generation and transmission portfolio companies, investors and developers of renewable and energy storage assets. Its lawyers also assist clients on niche regulatory matters such as hydroelectric licensing and enforcement/compliance matters before FERC. Based in Washington DC, Michael Yuffee focuses on regulatory, enforcement defense and transactional markets relating to the wholesale energy markets, and, together with Ryan Norfolk, recently worked on a matter which involved representing a company before FERC on all transmission rate, policy, and market rule issues. Jay Ryan is recognized for his work in counselling clients on project development and energy regulatory mandates, including complex matters before FERC and the DOE. Andrea Stover, based in Austin, provides regulatory counsel to clients in the energy and natural resources sector.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy regulation: electric power United States > Energy
- Energy regulation: oil and gas United States > Energy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense