Related Information For Julia Richardson
Areas of Practice
Education
- J.D., University of Michigan, 1971
- A.B., University of Michigan, 1968
Bar and Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Ninth Circuit.
Julia R. Richardson
TEL: 202.778.5836
FAX: 202.338.2416
Seventh Floor
Washington DC 20007
Julie Richardson’s practice emphasizes energy transactions, regulatory counseling, and administrative litigation in the liquefied natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and electricity arenas. Ms. Richardson is particularly experienced in assisting clients in the areas of LNG project development, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) applications, pipeline construction, asset acquisition, fuel supply agreements, and power marketing transactions. Her transactional and regulatory practice is both domestic and international.
As Legislative Assistant for Congressman Philip Ruppe (R-MI) – who was the Ranking Member of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee for the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee – Ms. Richardson advised the Congressman on energy and environmental issues, including construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Government Service
- Staff, Office of Energy Planning and Policy, Executive Office of the President, 1977
- Trial Attorney, Litigation Division, Office of General Counsel, Federal Energy Administration, 1975-1976
- Legislative Assistant, Congressman Philip Ruppe, (R-MI), U.S. House of Representatives, 1972-1974
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Gas Association Legal Associates Program
- American Public Power Association
- DC Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association
Honors & Distinctions
- Chambers USA; Energy: Oil & Gas; 2005-2007
Publications
“Developing the U.S. LNG Market” (John Burnes co-author), Oxford Energy Forum, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (Oxford, U.K.), Fall 2004.
“FERC Sets it Straight on LNG, The Sound Energy Solutions Declaratory Order” (John Burnes, co-author) Public Utilities Fortnightly, May 2004.
“LNG: Revival of an Industry” (Howard Shapiro and E. Brendan Shane, co-authors), February 2004 publication of The Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law.
“The National Energy Act of 1978” (Robert Nordhaus, co-author), Natural Resource and Environment: ABA Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, Volume 10, No.1, Summer 1995.
“Supplying Gas for Power Generation,” Natural Gas Contracts, Volume X, No. 4, November 1994.