Laura V. Swett
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, D.C. 20037
Laura’s principal areas of practice are federal and state energy and regulatory litigation where she has experience in a wide variety of complex energy litigation. She represents pipelines and electric power companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) in a broad range of matters involving enforcement/market manipulation, rates, market rules and regulation, cybersecurity, licensing and wholesale power sales. She also advises clients on electric transmission policy and environment regulatory compliance.
Previously, Laura served as senior legal and policy advisor to both a FERC Chairman and Commissioner. In these positions, she advised her principals and directed FERC staff on matters related to enforcement, oil, wholesale electricity markets, nuclear energy, electric grid reliability, cybersecurity, congressional relationships and public engagement. Before serving as a Commission advisor, Laura was a lawyer in the FERC Office of Enforcement, where she ran and supported investigations through all stages, from their genesis through federal court litigation.
Experience Highlights
Represented the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S. in litigation challenging its market-based and indexed rates before FERC involving 18 shippers
Drafted multiple Petitions for Declaratory Orders for oil pipelines related to FERC-regulated transportation service agreements and tariffs
Assisted multiple pipelines in developing open seasons for FERC-regulated transportation service
Represented oil pipeline in self-report and subsequent enforcement investigation related to inadvertent disclosure of ICA-protected shipper information
Advised natural gas pipelines on shipper disputes and response to complaints filed at FERC arising from such; prepared for hearing regarding natural gas pipeline rates
Advised liquids pipeline association on FERC policy and represented same before FERC on several matters involving oil pipeline rates and audit procedures related to revenue reporting
In capacity as FERC Chairman’s oil pipeline advisor, oversaw pipeline audits (from approving which pipes to audit, through the audit, to reviewing draft reports)
Worked tangentially on pipeline audits as an attorney in the FERC Office of Enforcement
Credentials
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. with honors, 2011
- University of Virginia, B.A., American Government, 2007
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
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