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Olya Petukhova

Special Counsel

Olya Petukhova

Special Counsel

Olya Petukhova is an energy lawyer and special counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP. Her practice focuses on energy regulation issues. She counsels clients and provides regulatory risk analysis in connection with various transactions in the energy industry, including contract negotiation, project development, and regulatory compliance. She has also represented regulated and unregulated clients in energy-related litigation and administrative proceedings before state and federal courts and agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the New York and Wisconsin Public Service Commissions.

Olya has also represented a variety of clients in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, including Chapter 11 debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and indenture trustees. Olya’s complex commercial litigation experience includes commercial contract disputes, employer/employee disputes, trade secret misappropriation claims, and securities and enforcement matters.

Languages

  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Ukrainian.
November 4, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises MUFG in First Financing with Dimension Energy

Foley & Lardner LLP advised to MUFG Bank Ltd. in its capacity as lead debt syndicator for Dimension Energy’s $412 million community solar project financing package that will support a new 134 MWdc portfolio of 25 community solar projects in Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
October 28, 2025 Energy Current

DOE Proposes New Federal Standards for Interconnecting Large Loads to the Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a major step toward addressing a pressing challenge in the energy and technology landscape:...
October 9, 2025 Energy Current

FERC Streamlines Rules with Sunset Provisions: What’s Changing for Transmission Service Requests and Exempt Wholesale Generator Filings?

In short, not much.  On October 1, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 913 (the “Order”) as a Direct...
September 25, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises OCI Energy in Construction to Term Debt Financing for Major Texas Battery Project

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal counsel to OCI Energy in the successful closing of construction to term financing for Project Alamo City, a flagship battery energy storage system currently under development in Bexar County, Texas.
September 10, 2025 Energy Current

D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC’s Broadview Ruling on Remand – A Big Win for Solar + Storage

On September 9, 2025, in a closely watched case for the solar and other renewable power industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
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May 14, 2025 Energy Current

DOE Set to Eliminate Presidential Permit Requirement for Cross-Border Transmission Facilities and Streamline Electricity Export Authorizations

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a proposal to streamline the application process for authorizations to transmit electricity from the United States to other countries.