LNG Project Approvals and Oversight: Administrative Changes

Ms. Calabro represents clients in a wide range of energy and commodity transactions, including offtake arrangements, physically and financially settled hedging transactions, and transactions involving the purchase and sale of renewable energy credits, and other environmental attributes. She regularly advises clients on regulatory and transactional issues under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as on market rules applicable to regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. Ms. Calabro also has experience advising clients in derivatives regulatory matters governed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Mr. Hicks counsels energy sector clients on regulatory and energy infrastructure developments and represents clients in complex administrative litigation, rulemaking proceedings, and federal appellate matters. He draws from his experience serving as regulatory counsel for crude oil and petroleum products pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and electric utilities when advising on energy, administrative, transportation, and transportation safety law. Mr. Hicks represents clients in litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state public utilities commissions, and federal courts, and in conducting due diligence related to regulatory approvals of public utility mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience with issues associated with modern complex litigation and due diligence, including eDiscovery, database management, and artificial intelligence.

Ms. Watson is an attorney with a deep knowledge and understanding of energy law, policy, economics, and regulation, with particular focus on natural gas pipeline matters, liquefied natural gas export terminals, underground natural gas storage facilities, and crude oil and refined products pipelines. She also advises data center developers as they consider natural gas resources to power their infrastructure. Ms. Watson has more than two decades of experience, including holding senior legal roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where she managed legal and policy initiatives involving natural gas, crude oil, and refined petroleum products pipelines. She counsels clients in and provides holistic advice regarding development in these industries, regulatory and compliance strategies, transactional matters, rate and tariff analyses, energy market policy review, certificate review, and enforcement and compliance responsibilities under the Interstate Commerce Act, Natural Gas Act, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the National Environmental Policy Act. Ms. Watson serves as a board member of the Energy Bar Association. She speaks frequently on pipeline and energy regulatory issues. Ms. Watson has been designated a “Rising Star” and “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 US, individually ranked by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, and named among the inaugural list of Forbes’ Top 200 Lawyers in America in 2024. She received her BA from the University of Virginia and her JD (with honors) from Howard University School of Law.