Mona Tandon

Associate

Mona Tandon’s practice encompasses federal oil pipeline, coal, and electric utility regulation — including all aspects of ratemaking and regulatory rate litigation, federal and state legislative issues in the areas of energy and environmental development, infrastructure security matters, and general corporate matters. She advises and represents clients in transactional and regulatory matters in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Departments of Energy and Commerce, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Professional Background

Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Ms. Tandon served as an intern at eLaw.com, where she worked with the marketing department and assisted in-house counsel with legal issues concerning practicing law on the Internet. She also served as an assistant analyst with DynMeridian, an international arms control agency, where she supported the Navy Arms Control Directorate and the U.S. Army Biological Arms Control Treaty Office. As a legal intern for The Thomas Jefferson Center, a First Amendment Rights Law Firm, Ms. Tandon researched First Amendment cases for amicus briefs. Ms. Tandon served as a criminal investigator at the Public Defenders Service of the District of Columbia, aiding attorneys in investigating criminal cases and in trial preparation.

Government Service

• Criminal Investigator, Public Defenders Service of the District of Columbia, 1996

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Administrative Law Section Energy Committee)
• DC Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Energy Bar Association
• South Asian Bar Association
• Women's Council on Energy and the Environment