Matt Piggins is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.

Matt works on matters involving electric generation, transmission, distribution, and energy storage. He has assisted clients by analyzing issues under the Federal Power Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, various state energy industry restructuring statutes, and RTO/ISO tariffs and rules affecting the domestic energy industry. He also regularly assists clients in the drafting and review of electric energy offtake arrangements, including physical power purchase agreements, virtual power purchase agreements, and battery storage tolling agreements. 

Prior to joining Latham, Matt received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. During law school, he worked as a law clerk at Key Capture Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy.

Matt’s representative experience includes:

  • FERC enforcement proceedings involving economic and market regulations
  • Energy regulatory compliance in connection to solar and wind project development
  • Compliance counseling on matters concerning FERC regulations 
  • Enforcement counseling for energy companies in the traditional and renewable sectors

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Education

  • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2022
    magna cum laude
  • MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change, London School of Economics, 2019
    merit
  • BA in Economics, DePauw University, 2016
    summa cum laude