Utilities & Technology
The attorneys and consultants of the Firm who practice in the area of Utilities
and Technology have broad technical and legal backgrounds in the specialized areas
of telecommunications, electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, and irrigation
water regulation. We have been in the forefront of developing innovative solutions
and new policy initiatives for regulated utilities, consumers, competitors, and
other technology providers. These proceedings have included a wide range of issues
associated with the introduction and development of competition in the local and
long distance telephone, natural gas, and electric power service markets; conservation
and reuse policies for the water, electric, and natural gas industries; and resolution
of disputes involving claims of discriminatory rate and service treatment.
The members who make up the Utilities and Technology area practice extensively before
the Florida Public Service Commission. In addition, they appear before civil trial
courts, the Florida Legislature, other state utility commissions, the Federal Communications
Commission, and other federal regulatory agencies, the U.S. Congress, and courts
with appellate jurisdiction over utility matters. Attorneys and consultants in this
practice area have extensive experience in litigating rate cases, certifications,
rulemaking proceedings, bid disputes, territorial disputes, and virtually every
type of issue and proceeding related to utility or technology regulation, management,
and oversight. The litigation background of these attorneys enables them to provide
effective and cost-efficient legal representation and assistance in a variety of
regulatory judicial tribunals. Finally, the subject matter expertise of the attorneys
and consultants enable them to provide meaningful counseling and expert testimony
on numerous utility and technology matters.
The diverse and comprehensive experience of the attorneys in the Utilities and Technology
Practice is reflected in its broad range of clients. Over the years, we have represented
and advised investor-owned and municipal electric utilities, local exchange and
competitive local exchange providers, public and private water and wastewater providers
and customers, local distribution gas companies, the largest wireless telecommunications
company in the United States, major and minor long-distance carriers, technology
providers and users, and associations representing the private pay telephone, cable
television, and directory publisher industries.