Vinson & Elkins LLP

Energy Regulation

Partner

Jo Ann counsels regulated entities and entities that wish to own regulated assets related to energy in Texas and represents them in front of state and federal regulators. She represents clients in complex matters decided in bench trials in administrative and civil forums. She also assists clients in meeting federal electric reliability standards, helping them navigate audits and reconcile potential non-compliance issues. In addition, Jo Ann advises parties to transactions that touch regulated, energy related assets.

Over the course of a career that has spanned more than three decades, Jo Ann has earned a reputation for her judgment and experience in helping clients negotiate the often unpredictable, complicated terrain of the energy regulatory landscape. In fact, she has helped to shape that landscape in the legislative process, working, for example, to craft the bill that ultimately passed the Texas Legislature to restructure the unbundled electricity market in the state.