M. Andrew McLain
Associate
Cecilia Guerrero
202.828.5800 x3745
Andrew McLain is a member of the firm's energy regulatory group, where he focuses his practice on energy litigation and trading, projects development, and environmental matters.
Mr. McLain provides legal counsel to electric and natural gas companies in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of the Interior, and other federal and state regulatory bodies. Mr. McLain also counsels energy companies on financial and natural resource matters related to the siting and development of conventional and renewable energy projects.
Mr. McLain also has experience in energy project development. He is currently engaged in securing a FERC license and other related federal permits necessary for a major LNG facility. In the past, he has also provided counsel to project developers of other non-fossil fuel projects such as offshore wind and pumped-storage hydroelectric facilities.
Before joining Bracewell, Mr. McLain was an attorney-adviser in the Office of General Counsel at FERC where he provided counsel on a wide array of energy market matters, including merger filings, transmission interconnections, RTO matters, and incentive rate filings. Before joining FERC, Mr. McLain was a Presidential Management Fellow and attorney-adviser in the Office of General Counsel at DOE. He was instrumental in the promulgation and development of several high-level initiatives under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, related to energy infrastructure development, including National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and energy right-of-way corridors on federal lands. During law school, Mr. McLain worked for the Honorable Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Representative Matters
Represents clients in complex energy litigation matters, FERC enforcement investigations, and contested tariff filings.
Represents energy project developers in siting and licensing processes before FERC, DOI and other state and federal agencies.
Defends clients in complaint proceedings before the FERC.
Publications and Speeches
"Key Regulatory Considerations for Offshore Transmission," EnergyOcean International Conference, June 8, 2010.
"CFTC Expands Regulation of Energy Contracts Through SPDC Authority," Energy Legal Blog, May 17, 2010.
"California Regulators Vacillate on Rules for Use of Newly Minted Tradable Markets," Energy Legal Blog, April 23, 2010.
"FERC Streamlines Regulation of Demand Response Aggregators," Energy Legal Blog, January 21, 2010.
"Assessing FERC's New 'Notice Of Violation' Strategy," Law360, December 22, 2009.
Education
J.D., Vermont Law School, 2005
B.A., Bucknell University, 2001
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Maine
Affiliations
Energy Bar Association, Climate Change, Finance and Renewable Energy Committees
American Bar Association, Natural Resources and Environment Section
Noteworthy
Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Senior Articles Editor, 2004-2005
Moot Court Advisory Board, Board Member, 2004-2005