Steven Reed

Partner

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Steven Reed is a partner at the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where  his primary focus lies in the area of federal energy regulation, particularly for oil and gas pipelines.

Oil Pipeline Regulation
For more than 24 years, Mr. Reed has represented an array of major US oil pipeline companies in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state regulatory agencies, and the US courts of appeals.  These proceedings have involved such diverse matters as the tariff rates for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System and other Alaska pipelines, many of the leading cases in the development of the FERC's governing oil pipeline cost-of-service approach, and a number of cases involving issues of pipeline market power.  Mr.  Reed also participated extensively in the FERC's major rulemaking initiative for oil pipelines and is the author of the leading article summarizing and commenting on that rulemaking, which appeared in the Energy Law Journal in 1995.  He has also spoken frequently at oil pipeline industry conferences on such topics as the history of oil pipeline regulation and the development of the FERC's cost-of-service regulatory methodology. In addition to his active litigation practice before the FERC and the appellate courts, Mr.  Reed regularly provides advice to a variety of clients on issues of FERC policy and procedure regarding oil pipelines.  He has also had broad experience in the area of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including a front-line role in the crafting and implementation of the first formal ADR agreement approved by the FERC.

Gas Pipeline Regulation
Mr. Reed has participated in FERC proceedings involving natural gas producers and pipelines since 1982.  His experience covers a wide range of gas pipeline regulatory issues, including royalty issues, abandonments and gas pipeline certificates.  Mr. Reed has also been involved in advising clients regarding potential conversion of oil pipelines to gas pipelines (and vice versa), including aspects of the certification process for instituting gas pipeline service.

Noteworthy

• Named in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Energy: Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Litigation (USA) (2008 - 2011) 
• Listed in Band 1 for Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers; Energy: Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide) (2010 and 2011)
• Recommended in Legal 500 US for Energy: Litigation (2009-2011)
• Listed in Benchmark:Litigation, the Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2010 and 2011)
• Listed in Washington, DC Super Lawyers (2009 and 2010)
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Natural Resources Law (2007-2012)
• Ranked in Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers; Energy: Oil & Gas (District of Columbia) (2009)
• Listed in 3000 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon.com (2010)
• Listed in 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon.com (2007)
• Euromoney's Expert Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers (2007, 2008, 2010)

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Receives 67 Individual Mentions from Best Lawyers
• Steptoe Receives 13 Practice, 45 Individual Mentions in Legal 500 United States 2011
• Washington, DC Super Lawyers Honors Steptoe Attorneys
• "US Regulatory Update: Overcoming Cross-Border Challenges and Reviewing Effectiveness of Current Safety and Environmental Standards," April 27, 2011, North American Pipeline Forum, Alberta, Canada, April 27, 2011
• LexisNexis Podcast Features Steven Reed on FERC Case
• Steptoe Receives 10 Practice, 24 Individual Mentions in Chambers Global 2011
• Steptoe Receives 18 Practice, 56 Individual Mentions in Chambers USA 2011

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section
• Energy Bar Association