Evan C. Reese

Evan Reese’s practice focuses primarily on the areas of Energy and Natural Resources Law with a special emphasis on the development of power markets, open-access transmission rules, and national reliability standards.  Mr. Reese represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and federal courts and provides strategic, legal, and corporate counsel to electric utilities regarding many initiatives resulting from natural energy policy and all phases of administrative litigation.  Mr. Reese has developed a particular expertise on the FERC's recent revisions to the Order No. 890 pro forma open access transmission tariff in its continuing efforts to prevent undue discrimination and preference in transmission service.

A member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group, Mr. Reese has represented clients before state court tribunals on all aspects of complex commercial litigation matters.  He has argued numerous pretrial motions and has a special expertise on complex discovery and pretrial matters, including electronic discovery and witness preparation.

Mr. Reese actively pursues pro bono representation and has obtained tax exempt status for various entities that focus their efforts on energy conservation and corporate social responsibility. 

Government Service

• Summer Law Clerk, Office of Regional Counsel, Region III, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1998

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