Emily R. Pitlick

Emily Pitlick assists clients in a variety of federal regulatory and transactional matters to understand and comply with their obligations under energy and environmental laws.  Ms. Pitlick’s primary focus is counseling clients on compliance issues arising under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  Her work also supports clients working on emerging issues in energy and natural resources law.  Select representative matters include:

• Assisting with the representation of several interstate natural gas pipelines in rate case proceedings and on compliance obligations before FERC.
• Counseling on the regulation of carbon dioxide pipelines as a participant in the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Regulatory Project.
• Working with energy investors and public utilities on the development of geothermal projects on public and private lands.
• Successful representation of a Korean War veteran in a healthcare benefits proceeding before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as part of the firm’s pro bono practice.

Government Service

• Judicial Intern, the Honorable Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2005
• Honors Paralegal, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 2002-2004

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• Membership Vice Chair, Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Market Regulation, American Bar Association
• Energy Bar Association
• Women's Council on Energy and the Environment

Articles

• Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Regulation

News

• Van Ness Feldman Advises Blackstone on Regulatory Issues Associated with Potential $2 Billion Equity Investment in the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
• Van Ness Feldman's Susan Olenchuk and Emily Pitlick Quoted in American Gas Magazine on PHMSA Rules