Jones Day - Services - Energy Delivery & Power Litigation

Jones Day covers the full range of disputes specific to the utility and power industries. Our in-depth understanding of the energy and utility sector, combined with our top-ranked litigation team of more than 1,100 lawyers, enables us to develop litigation strategies and solutions consistent with the business objectives of our clients.

In state and federal courts, before regulatory agencies, and in arbitration and appellate proceedings, we represent companies engaged in all aspects of energy delivery and power, including natural gas distribution and transportation; electric distribution, transmission, and generation; and power marketing and trading.

We assist our energy and utility clients with single-party, multiparty, and class action disputes involving all of their business activities: bankruptcy and insolvency; change-in-control situations; commercial, contractual, and construction disputes; corporate securities and governance; federal, state, and local regulatory and administrative proceedings; tax controversies and litigation; environmental and toxic tort litigation; personal injury and wrongful death litigation; labor and employment; ERISA; antitrust and unfair competition; and corporate criminal investigations. Our lawyers have tried cases involving all types of contracts specific to the energy and utility industry, including natural gas and coal supply agreements, power purchase agreements, and water supply agreements. We have also assisted utility clients with lawsuits involving the establishment and operation of local, publicly owned utility systems, as well as the defense of investor-owned utilities in condemnation proceedings instituted by local government entities.

Recent examples of our work include defending FirstEnergy Corp. and several of its affiliates in cases arising from the blackout of August 14, 2003, which affected service in the Northeast United States and parts of Canada. Our lawyers obtained dismissal of numerous individual and putative class action cases filed in Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Michigan. All litigation arising from the blackout was eventually consolidated at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and successfully resolved in that forum. The Firm represented American Electric Power in a breach of contract case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. After a successful bench trial and subsequent appeal to the Second Circuit, the case settled with AEP receiving $263 million. Jones Day is also defending Xcel Energy in global warming litigation based on public nuisance theories brought by the Attorneys General of New York and numerous other states, along with the city of New York.

With offices located in leading commercial and financial centers in Europe and Asia as well as in the major U.S. cities, Jones Day also offers a distinctive capacity to respond to international arbitration and cross-border disputes wherever they arise.

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Lawyers Staff Overview Experience Professionals News Publications Main Practice Energy Delivery & Power	Jones Day covers the full range of disputes specific to the utility and power industries. Our in-depth understanding of the energy and utility sector, combined with our top-ranked litigation team of more than 1,100 lawyers, enables us to develop litigation strategies and solutions consistent with the business objectives of our clients. In state and federal courts, before regulatory agencies, and in arbitration and appellate proceedings, we represent companies engaged in all aspects of energy delivery and power, including natural gas distribution and transportation; electric distribution, transmission, and generation; and power marketing and trading. We assist our energy and utility clients with single-party, multiparty, and class action disputes involving all of their business activities: bankruptcy and insolvency; change-in-control situations; commercial, contractual, and construction disputes; corporate securities and governance; federal, state, and local regulatory and administrative proceedings; tax controversies and litigation; environmental and toxic tort litigation; personal injury and wrongful death litigation; labor and employment; ERISA; antitrust and unfair competition; and corporate criminal investigations. Our lawyers have tried cases involving all types of contracts specific to the energy and utility industry, including natural gas and coal supply agreements, power purchase agreements, and water supply agreements. We have also assisted utility clients with lawsuits involving the establishment and operation of local, publicly owned utility systems, as well as the defense of investor-owned utilities in condemnation proceedings instituted by local government entities. Recent examples of our work include defending FirstEnergy Corp. and several of its affiliates in cases arising from the blackout of August 14, 2003, which affected service in the Northeast United States and parts of Canada. Our lawyers obtained dismissal of numerous individual and putative class action cases filed in Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Michigan. All litigation arising from the blackout was eventually consolidated at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and successfully resolved in that forum. The Firm represented American Electric Power in a breach of contract case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. After a successful bench trial and subsequent appeal to the Second Circuit, the case settled with AEP receiving $263 million. Jones Day is also defending Xcel Energy in global warming litigation based on public nuisance theories brought by the Attorneys General of New York and numerous other states, along with the city of New York. With offices located in leading commercial and financial centers in Europe and Asia as well as in the major U.S. cities, Jones Day also offers a distinctive capacity to respond to international arbitration and cross-border disputes wherever they arise.