Tom Mullooly 是 Foley & Lardner LLP 能源监管业务部的主席。他在能源行业的所有监管方面都有深入的经验，并就合同、并购、可再生项目开发以及州、联邦和 ISO 合规性问题提供咨询服务。他曾在联邦能源管理委员会和全国各州委员会领导监管程序和诉讼。Tom 是公司能源监管业务的负责人，也是环境、社会和公司治理 (ESG) 团队的成员。

Energy Industry Contracts

Tom has drafted, negotiated, reviewed and provided risk analysis for hundreds of key electric and natural gas industry agreements, including Power Purchase Agreements, Retail Supply Agreements, Interconnection Agreements, Station Power Agreements, Shared Facility Agreements, Interconnection Services Agreements, Transmission Service Agreements, Steam Agreements, and Pole Attachment Agreements; Agreements for natural gas transportation, distribution, and lateral line extension.

Generation

Tom’s experience involves solar, wind, hydro, coal, natural gas, cogeneration, and biomass generation.

Clients and Counterparties

His clients have included integrated utilities, independent power producers, generation developers, strategic and financial investors, and major industrial and commercial electric and natural gas consumers. Counterparties in his transactional work have included investor-owned utilities, independent generators, MISO, PJM, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE, CAISO, irrigation districts, cooperatives, BPA, TVA, Colorado River Water Authority, and CA Division of Water Resources.

Regions

He has geographic experience in over 40 states and provinces and every region and RTO in the United States, including PJM, MISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE, CAISO, ERCOT, NMISA, Ontario IESO.

Generation Development, Acquisition, Divestiture, and Utility Mergers

Tom has led legal regulatory/business risk analysis on hundreds of power plant acquisitions valued in billions of dollars. He has negotiated key terms and conditions and identified regulatory risks and mitigation strategies. He has identified required state and federal regulatory approvals and developed and implemented strategies for successfully securing same.

Regulatory Proceedings

Tom’s recent experience includes securing approvals for sales, mergers, and acquisitions of electric power plants and natural gas utilities before state public service commissions, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission. He has counseled clients on regulatory compliance and rulemaking issues under Federal Power Act, Energy Policy Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, and Telecommunications Act of 1996, and other state and federal statutes and regulations. He also has provided risk arbitrage advice to hedge funds regarding regulatory approvals for energy industry mergers and acquisitions and has prepared regulatory risk disclosures for SEC filings.

诉讼

Tom has acted as lead attorney in mediations, arbitrations, and regulatory litigation involving interconnection of wind generation, station power disputes, and telecom billing, and interconnection disputes.

Telecom

Tom’s experience includes negotiating interconnection agreements and telecommunications service agreements. He negotiated a model pole attachment agreement for Wisconsin cable companies and municipal utilities. He has provided counsel on FCC rulemaking and on compliance matters involving radio licensees, telecommunication device makers, CLECs, and cable operators.

立法

Tom has drafted successful legislation enacted by U.S. Congress and by Nevada Legislature and legislative proposals for other state government interests. He has testified before legislative and regulatory bodies on electric and telecom issues and worked with legislators in framing successful campaign issues.