Richard Henry Griffin

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Griffin, Richard

richard.griffin@lw.com

+1.202.637.2200

Profile

Richard has analyzed issues under the Federal Power Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, and various state energy industry restructuring statutes affecting the domestic energy industry.

He received his JD from Stanford Law School, where he served as a lead article editor for the Stanford Environmental Law Journal. Following law school, Richard clerked for Judge Robert Pitman of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Richard received his undergraduate degree in Government, with High Honors, from the University of Texas at Austin.

Experience

Richard's representative experience includes:

Adjudicatory FERC proceedings involving interconnection rules and transmission cost allocation
FERC enforcement proceeding regarding wholesale electric markets and ISO/RTO tariff rules
Energy regulatory support regarding transactions involving energy assets
Compliance counseling on matters concerning FERC regulations and ISO/RTO tariff rules
Generator interconnection issues, including shared facilities agreements
Federal energy regulatory compliance with respect to electric generation, transmission and storage assets, including market-based rate issues

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

District of Columbia
Texas

Education

JD, Stanford Law School, 2017
BA, University of Texas, 2012

Practices

Project Development & Finance

Industries

Energy & Infrastructure

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October 7, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Origis Energy in Tax Equity Financing for Golden Triangle I Project in Mississippi

Firm represents the renewable energy company in securing tax equity funding for the solar and storage project.

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July 30, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Priority Power in Acquisition by I Squared Capital

Multidisciplinary team represents the Texas-based energy management services provider in the transaction.

January 16, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Platinum Equity in Sale of Hunterstown Power Generation Facility to LS Power

August 29, 2023 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises AB CarVal on US$700 Million Transaction Involving Clean Energy Platform Peregrine Energy Solutions

June 20, 2023 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Blackstone Infrastructure Partners on US$2.15 Billion Acquisition of Minority Equity Interest in NIPSCO

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