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Publications | July 13, 2018

Court Allows FERC Market Manipulation Claim to Proceed Based on Theory of Deceptive Trading

Energy Law Report

Authors

Daniel A. Mullen, Shaun Boedicker, Karen Bruni

Overview

Steptoe's Charley Mills, Dan Mullen, Natty Brower, Shaun Boedicker, Karen Bruni and Thomas Kirby co-authored an article titled "Court Allows FERC Market Manipulation Claim to Proceed Based on Theory of Deceptive Trading" for Pratt’s Energy Law Report. In the article, published in the July/August issue, the authors discuss the FERC v. Coaltrain Energy, L.P. decision and its implications.

Professionals

Daniel Mullen
Daniel A. Mullen
Dan Mullen, chair of Steptoe's Energy group, counsels clients on energy and commodities enforcement matters and government investigations and litigation, and assists clients with the development of...

Partner

Energy, Financial Services, Financial Services Investigations & Enforcement, Electric Power

Shaun Boedicker
Shaun Boedicker's practice focuses on a wide-range of litigation and regulatory matters for energy companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as in state and federal...

Partner

Energy, Energy Litigation, Energy Transition, Electric Power

Karen Bruni
Karen Bruni
Karen Bruni focuses her energy practice on the regulation of electric and natural gas utilities by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). She has successfully worked on complex regulatory,...

Partner

Energy, Electric Power, Energy Transition, Oil & Gas Pipelines

Practices

Energy

Electric Power

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