Overview
Event Details
Please save the date Thursday, November 13, to join Steptoe's Energy Group for our third annual Energy Policy and Ratemaking Seminar in Washington, DC.
We are delighted to announce that Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly is expected to join us for a conversation over lunch. The agenda also includes:
- The Data Center Equation: Balancing Reliability, Economics, and Demand
- Navigating Federal Energy Policy: Effective Engagement with the Trump Administration
- Wired for the Future: Transmission Policy and Development in a Changing Energy Landscape
- Enforcement Updates: Trends, Priorities, and Guidance
- The Policy-Project Finance Connection: Implications of the OBBBA, the Energy Executive Orders, and subsequent updates on Energy Project Financing and Investing
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with opening remarks at 10:00 a.m.
Lunch will be served during the program. A cocktail reception will follow.
Location: Steptoe's Washington office (1330 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036)
Program Agenda: Please click here to access the full program agenda.
Speakers:
- Karen Bruni, Partner in Steptoe's Energy Group
- Stacey Burbure, Senior Vice President of Transmission Business Development and Joint Ventures, AEP
- Janel Burdick, Director, Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting, FERC
- Philip Corsello, Partner in Steptoe's Energy Group and Project Finance & Infrastructure practice
- Matt Flynn, Associate in Steptoe's Government Affairs & Public Policy Group and former Deputy Assistant to President Trump and Acting White House Cabinet Secretary
- Kevin Garvey, Partner in Steptoe's Trade Policy Practice and former Associate Counsel to President Trump and Chief of Staff to former US Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer
- Larry Gasteiger, Executive Director, WIRES
- Sam Guthrie, Managing Director of Tax Insurance, Alliant Insurance Services
- Gretchen Kershaw, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Strategy, Grid Strategies
- William Keyser, Partner in Steptoe's Energy Group
- Duncan MacKay, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Eversource Energy
- David Marcou, Associate in Steptoe's Energy Group
- Nick Meyers, Vice Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission
- Carrie Milton, Vice President, Potomac Economics
- Dan Mullen, Head of Steptoe's Energy Group
- Steven Nadel, Senior Counsel, PPL
- Johannes Pfeifenberger, Principal, The Brattle Group
- Marc Spitzer, Partner in Steptoe's Energy Group and former FERC Commissioner
- Lisa Zarlenga, Head of Steptoe’s Tax Policy Practice
CLE Credit: Steptoe is an accredited CLE provider in California, Illinois, New York and Texas and is pleased to offer credit for participation in the live event. If you are seeking credit in other jurisdictions, please make a note in your registration form and we’ll apply on your behalf.
- California: This program is approved for 5.0 hours of CLE credit. No credit may be claimed for required MCLE in legal ethics, recognition and elimination of bias in the legal profession, implicit bias, and competence issues.
- Illinois: This program is approved for 5.0 hours of general CLE credit.
- New York: This program is approved for 6.0 hours of CLE credit including 5.0 hours in areas of professional practice. The content and format are suitable for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.
- Texas: This program is approved for 5.0 hours of General MCLE credit.
