Thomas Kirby

Representing affiliated multi-national energy companies and individuals in defending FERC allegations of natural gas market manipulation

Representing a major refined products (i.e., gasoline, diesel, jet fuel) pipeline at a three-month hearing on eighteen consolidated complaints alleging that its indexed and market-based rates were no longer just and reasonable under the Interstate Commerce Act

Representing a natural gas pipeline and winning dismissal on jurisdictional grounds of a complaint regarding unpaid reservation charges during the February 2021 Texas cold weather event

Representing a natural gas pipeline in consolidated rate-case proceedings under Section 4 and Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act

Obtaining an order from FERC declaring that it lacks jurisdiction over a small-scale liquified natural gas facility that would export LNG in containers via ocean-going cargo vessels

Advising an electric utility on its annual formula rate update and responding to formal challenges to the update

Conducting an internal investigation of trading activities and responding to multiple rounds of CFTC inquiries on behalf of a commodity pool operator