Divina Li is an associate in the firm’s Energy Regulatory practice, where she assists clients in a variety of federal regulatory matters related to the electric utility and natural gas industries, including rate cases, enforcement, and compliance matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Her recent experience includes advising merchant transmission project developers in proceedings before FERC, developing electric transmission tariff structures, and assisting in the negotiation of interconnection, transmission service and power sales contracts for renewable energy.

During law school, Divina interned in Commissioner Clements’ office supporting in a variety of matters including transmission cost allocation reform and FERC’s Office of Administrative Litigation supporting FERC Trial Staff in proceedings before administrative law judges. Divina also interned in Exelon’s Department of Federal Regulatory Affairs, researching and monitoring regulations governing Exelon’s generation and transmission portfolios prior to corporate restructuring.

Divina earned her J.D. from The George Washington Law School, where she was the author of the article, Do Grid Operators Dream of Electric Seams? Coordinating Interregional Transmission Stakeholders to Battle Seams and Improve Deliverability, which was published by the George Washington University Journal of Energy & Environmental Law in 2022.

Outside of the firm, her community involvement includes volunteering and mentoring at the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership.

  • Experience
    • Assisting in representation of a natural gas pipeline in a rate filing before FERC pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act.
    • Assisting in drafting and negotiation of power purchase agreements for electrical output from renewable energy projects.
    • Drafted sections on motions to intervene for electric companies in proceedings related to the Western Energy Coordinating Council’s Soft Cap.
    • Drafted applications for rate incentives pursuant to Section 219 of the Federal Power Act.
    • Supplying weekly reports on FERC electric matters to a transmission developer.
    • Researched and drafted memoranda on state retail electric and business license requirements for out-of-state electric providers.
    • Drafting comments to FERC rulemaking proceedings on behalf of electric transmission clients.
    • Drafting petition for declaratory order pursuant to section 210 of the Federal Power Act for electric transmission client.
    • Assisted electric utility client on a self-report to FERC’s Office of Enforcement regarding reporting discrepancies.
  • Professional Affiliations
  • Awards & Honors
  • Bar & Court Admissions
    District of Columbia Bar
  • Government Service

    FERC, Office of Commissioner Clements

    Legal Intern, 2021-2022

    FERC, Office of Administrative Litigation

    Legal Extern, 2020

  • News & Presentations
  • Thought Leadership

Education

The George Washington University Law School J.D., 2022
Managing Editor, Journal of Energy and Environment Law

New York University College of Arts & Science B.A., Environmental Studies, 2016