AREAS OF PRACTICE

Energy Law

Environmental Law

Administrative/Regulatory Law

Federal and State Trial and Appellate Litigation

EDUCATION

LLM (with high honors), George Washington University, 1980

J.D., College of William and Mary, 1976

A.B. (with high honors), Lafayette College, 1973

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ELISA J. GRAMMER
Partner
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Elisa Grammer is a partner at the firm representing and counseling clients in administrative and judicial proceedings. With experience in the government and private sectors, she regularly serves clients in matters before the Federal agencies concerning the electric and natural gas markets, and regulatory and electric reliability compliance, including counseling those seeking innovative strategies and businesses opportunities in response to new energy policy. In particular, since inception of power restructuring in California, Elisa has represented the largest single user of power and transmission in the state before the FERC and the courts. She has assisted U.S. and Canadian clients in international trade issues, which has required a substantive knowledge of tariff and rates, environmental concerns, certificate and abandonment requirements, as well as operational and business factors. Elisa has also advised clients on a variety of environmental and natural resources matters before the Federal agencies and in the courts, and has provided counseling and contract drafting assistance to clients such as natural gas pipelines and petrochemical terminaling facilities.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Virginia Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit