Client Alerts
On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a landmark suite of six contemporaneous …
June 24, 2026
June 24, 2026 • 8-minute read
Jason Fleischer
Partner
Energy Regulation
Overview
Jason’s practice focuses primarily on energy litigation, regulatory, permitting, and transactional matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission, other federal agencies and the federal courts.
Represented oil pipeline and parent company in NEPA litigation relating to US Army Corps of Engineer Permits
Represented affiliated multi-national energy companies and individuals in defending FERC allegations of natural gas market manipulation
Represented international oil pipeline in litigation before the FERC over contracted service rates covering multi-year period
Represented multiple electric utilities in FERC and NERC regulatory compliance audits
Represented two investment banks and several electric utilities, energy marketers, natural gas pipelines and private individuals in FERC and CFTC enforcement investigations relating to alleged market manipulation
Represented oil pipeline and parent company in crisis management and sprawling federal and state litigation related to challenges to multiple federal and state permits
Represented companies involved in the San Diego and Texas Power Outage reliability investigations and several other companies in FERC-initiated reliability audits and investigations
Represented two natural gas pipelines in FERC-initiated FPA Section 205 rate proceedings
Represented companies in Congressional investigations relating to the practice of hydraulic fracturing (i.e. “fracking”)
Represented several electric utilities and natural gas pipeline companies in mergers and acquisitions and development projects
Represented several financial investment companies in applications for blanket FPA Section 203 authorizations and related compliance matters
Credentials
Education
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D. magna cum laude, 2006 (American University Law Review, Member; Order of the Coif, Member)
- University of Maryland, B.A. cum laude, 1999 (Phi Beta Kappa)
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
Recognitions
- Chambers Global, Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (USA), 2026
- Chambers USA, Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide), 2025 and 2026
- Selected to the Washington D.C. Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2015−2017
- Legal 500 U.S., Energy Litigation: Oil & Gas, 2023; Energy Regulation: Oil & Gas, 2023–2026
Insights
Client Alerts
FERC Streamlines Natural Gas Permitting in Support of Infrastructure
On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) announced two orders at its June 2026 …
June 22, 2026
June 22, 2026 • 7-minute read
Client Alerts
The CFTC’s New Enforcement Policy and its Interplay with FERC Enforcement
On May 19, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) Division of Enforcement issued a new staff …
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026 • 9-minute read
Client Alerts
IEEPA Refunds: Protesting Liquidated Entries in the Wake of CAPE Phase 1
On April 8, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance on the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries …
April 17, 2026
April 17, 2026 • 3-minute read
Client Alerts
On November 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued four significant orders addressing crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas liquids pipelines (collectively, “oil pipelines”) matters: (1) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) for the Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index (“2026 Index NOPR”) proposing an index level of Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (“PPI-FG”) minus 1.42% for the period (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031); (2) an Order denying rehearing and granting oil pipelines remedial relief related to the reinstated oil pipeline index for the period March 1, 2022 to September 17, 2024; (3) an order withdrawing the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to amend the index level to PPI-FG minus 0.21% on a prospective basis from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2026; and (4) an order denying Airlines for America and the National Propane Gas Association’s petition requesting that the Commission initiate a rulemaking to establish affiliate standards of conduct regulations for oil pipelines.
November 26, 2025 • V&E Energy Update
November 26, 2025 • 7-minute read
