Electric industry clients demand lawyers who know how to navigate the regulatory, political, and market structures that affect their business. Over the years, we have become strategic advisors to clients that include electric distribution cooperatives, generation and transmission cooperatives, independent power producers, trade associations, municipal utilities, large electric consumers, landowners, construction contractors, major equipment vendors, and other participants in the power markets located in Texas and other states. We represent them in transactions, administrative proceedings, legislative issues, civil trials and appeals. We have been involved in developing many of the legislative and administrative policies that define the industry in Texas. Our experience is reflected in the vast array of our engagements, including market power protections, independent system operator (ISO) formation and governance, open access transmission policies, power project development, construction, financing and operations and maintenance arrangements, equipment purchase and sales transactions, long term supply and service agreements, wholesale and retail power supply contracts, issues affecting market structure, financing, and antitrust, and state regulatory proceedings involving rates, tariffs, service areas, transmission, mergers, acquisitions and consolidations.