Representative Experience
Counsel to Georgia Power Company in the negotiation of a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement to add two new AP1000 nuclear power generating units to the existing Plant Vogtle site in Waynesboro, Georgia

Lead counsel to Southern Power Company in connection with the 2006 acquisition of DeSoto County Generating Company, LLC, owner of a nominal 320 MW simple-cycle combustion turbine facility in DeSoto County, Florida

Lead counsel to Southern Power Company in connection with the 2006 acquisition of Rowan County Power, LLC, owner of a nominal 945 MW simple-cycle and combined-cycle dual fuel generating facility in Rowan County, North Carolina

Lead counsel to Southern Power Company respecting the joint development with the Orlando Utilities Commission of a nominal 280MW integrated gasification combined cycle generating facility to be located at the Stanton Energy Center in Orange County, Florida, including the negotiation and preparation of agreements for construction, co-ownership, operation, support services and the purchase and sale of gasification island capacity

Lead counsel to Southern Power Company in connection with the 2005 acquisition of Oleander Power Project, L.P., owner of a nominal 680 MW simple-cycle combustion turbine facility in Brevard County, Florida

Counsel to commercial nuclear power plant owners and operators in connection with nuclear regulatory matters (including licensing, adjudicatory hearings, rulemaking, enforcement and investigations) and whistleblower issues, with appearances before both the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor

Counsel to Georgia Power Company and Savannah Electric and Power Company with respect to the 2009 Request for Proposal (RFP) process to acquire new supply-side capacity and energy resources, including the preparation and negotiation of power purchase agreements

Lead counsel to Southern Power Company respecting the joint development with co-owners of a nominal 633 MW dual fuel combined cycle generating facility that began commercial operation in 2003 at the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Stanton Energy Center in Orange County, Florida, including the negotiation and preparation of construction, co-ownership, operating, support services and power purchase agreements

Counsel to major U.S. energy industry clients with respect to the Long Term Service Agreements (LTSAs) for domestic and international simple-cycle and combined-cycle combustion turbine facilities

Counsel to Mirant Corporation in connection with the negotiation and preparation of numerous (EPC) agreements for domestic and international energy projects

Counsel to Illinois Power Company in connection with the sale of the Clinton Nuclear Power Station, negotiation of the definitive asset purchase agreement and advice concerning U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval to transfer the operating license

Counsel to major U.S. energy companies in connection with the potential acquisition of commercial nuclear power plant assets