Haynes Boone is among the leading Texas firms in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), according to the Chambers USA 2021 rankings (Chambers and Partners).
Chambers USA ranked Haynes Boone’s Energy Regulatory Practice among the Top 13 in the state, saying the Haynes Boone team provides: “in-depth service to clients across regulatory and litigation matters in the electricity sector, including issues arising from transactions. Has had a number of recent successes in court. Maintains a high profile for its industry advocacy before regulatory bodies, with recent engagements including ERCOT and PUCT proceedings. Additional capabilities include advising on matters before the TCEQ and EPA.”
Haynes Boone Partner Diana Liebmann, the head of the firm’s Power and Renewables Practice and the administrative partner for the firm’s San Antonio office, was one of eight lawyers that Chambers USA ranked Band 1 in Texas in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity).
Chambers USA praised Liebmann for her “power market structuring and particular knowledge of ERCOT rulemaking” and quoted a market source who said: “A very good lawyer; Diana is a leading name.”
Liebmann’s legal advocacy and regulatory experience have guided clients through multiple restructurings of the electric power markets in Texas. She has represented clients in analyzing and structuring power supply arrangements for both wholesale and retail sales, including assisting LNG facilities with structuring power transactions. She works on both utility-scale generation project development and smaller projects including end use consumers on-site and back-up generation.
Haynes Boone’s Energy Regulatory team has represented a wide variety of clients in the energy industry, from independent power producers and utilities, to large end users and qualifying facilities, electric cooperatives and municipalities, and financial institutions. The group routinely handles client matters involving numerous regulatory agencies, both at the federal and state level in the United States and internationally.
Haynes Boone is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City, and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services, and private equity. With more than 600 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, and The Lawyer. It was recognized for excellence in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2021 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend for providing superior client service.