Energy

Overview

Crowell & Moring's Energy Group offers a complete range of services to assist our clients in successfully navigating commercial, regulatory and policy challenges throughout the U.S. Our practice has both extensive capabilities and decades-long experience, particularly with respect to federal and state electric and gas regulation, infrastructure project development, financing and acquisition transactions, litigation, compliance, and enforcement matters.

With more than 50 attorneys and professionals in Washington, D.C., New York, California, and Brussels focused on energy-related matters, we assist traditional and non-traditional utilities, developers, customers, manufacturers, and a variety of early-stage businesses.

Energy Sectors

Energy Service Areas

National Reputation

We are recognized as a leader in providing high-quality legal and strategic advice to our energy industry clients. Chambers USA has consistently ranked our attorneys among the best in the country saying that the lawyers are "very creative, industry savvy, and strategically minded," "take the view that ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,'" and "look at things from our point of view and provide solutions." In addition, attorneys in the Energy Group have been consistently recognized by Chambers Global, Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, The Daily Journal, Public Utilities Fortnightly, and Law360, among others. 

Thought Leadership

Through our writing, speaking, and leadership positions in industry associations, we actively contribute to legal, policy, and commercial discussions on key issues facing energy industry participants. 

Insights

Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.11.24

New Federal and State PFAS Requirements Pose Unique Challenges to the Government Contracting Community

A wave of recent changes in federal and state law pertaining to PFAS chemicals is likely to present both immediate and long-term challenges to the government contracting community. At the federal level, contractors that import products, parts, packaging, equipment or other articles with components that contain PFAS must confront new and extensive regulatory reporting requirements relating to such imports going back to 2011, and they must do so by May 2025. At the state level, a growing list of states are enacting total bans on the sale and distribution of such products and components. On top of this flurry of environmental regulatory activity, the Biden Administration continues to direct federal agencies to develop procurement strategies that prioritize the purchase of PFAS-free articles as part the Administration’s broader effort to leverage the federal procurement function in pursuit of climate and sustainability policy objectives....

|

Professionals

Insights

Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.11.24

New Federal and State PFAS Requirements Pose Unique Challenges to the Government Contracting Community

A wave of recent changes in federal and state law pertaining to PFAS chemicals is likely to present both immediate and long-term challenges to the government contracting community. At the federal level, contractors that import products, parts, packaging, equipment or other articles with components that contain PFAS must confront new and extensive regulatory reporting requirements relating to such imports going back to 2011, and they must do so by May 2025. At the state level, a growing list of states are enacting total bans on the sale and distribution of such products and components. On top of this flurry of environmental regulatory activity, the Biden Administration continues to direct federal agencies to develop procurement strategies that prioritize the purchase of PFAS-free articles as part the Administration’s broader effort to leverage the federal procurement function in pursuit of climate and sustainability policy objectives....

Insights

Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.11.24

New Federal and State PFAS Requirements Pose Unique Challenges to the Government Contracting Community

A wave of recent changes in federal and state law pertaining to PFAS chemicals is likely to present both immediate and long-term challenges to the government contracting community. At the federal level, contractors that import products, parts, packaging, equipment or other articles with components that contain PFAS must confront new and extensive regulatory reporting requirements relating to such imports going back to 2011, and they must do so by May 2025. At the state level, a growing list of states are enacting total bans on the sale and distribution of such products and components. On top of this flurry of environmental regulatory activity, the Biden Administration continues to direct federal agencies to develop procurement strategies that prioritize the purchase of PFAS-free articles as part the Administration’s broader effort to leverage the federal procurement function in pursuit of climate and sustainability policy objectives....