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Thomas Knight
Thomas Knight
Partner — Energy Regulation
Partner — Energy Regulation

Thomas Knight

Thomas Knight
Washington, D.C.

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, D.C. 20037

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Thomas Knight

Experience Highlights

  • Represented a midcontinent interstate natural gas pipeline in defending against a FERC-initiated NGA Section 5 investigation and subsequent fully litigated NGA Section 4 general rate case before FERC and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

  • Represented a Florida interstate natural gas pipeline in developing tariff gas quality specifications for renewable natural gas that were contested at FERC

  • Represented a Louisiana LNG import and export terminal on all matters before FERC and DOE, including certificate and rate matters and Free Trade Agreement and Non-Free Trade Agreement authorizations

  • Represented a Texas intrastate natural gas pipeline in the development of a joint venture to construct and operate a pipeline to the U.S.-Mexico border, including the prosecution of an NGA Section 3 authorization and a Presidential Permit and an initial NGPA Section 311 rates and statement of operating conditions filing

  • Represented a Midwestern interstate natural gas storage system in defending against multiple NGA Section 5 rate investigations before FERC

  • Represented a new crude oil pipeline in Texas on all FERC-related matters, including advising on structuring, negotiating anchor shipper agreements, conducting open seasons, prosecting a petition for declaratory order and developing initial rates and tariff

  • Represented a Gulf Coast offshore natural gas pipeline in defending the creation of a hurricane cost surcharge at a fully litigated hearing at FERC

  • Represented a Texas intrastate natural gas pipeline in a FERC staff protested NGPA Section 311 rate increase proceeding

  • Represented a Florida interstate natural gas pipeline in its periodic NGA Section 4 general rate cases before FERC

  • Represented an East Coast interstate natural gas pipeline in its comprehensive NGA Section 4 general rate case before FERC

  • Represented a Midwestern interstate natural gas pipeline in defending its tariff fuel tracker at a fully litigated hearing at FERC

  • Represented a Southwestern interstate natural gas pipeline in its periodic NGA Section 4 general rate cases before FERC

  • Represented a midcontinent interstate natural gas pipeline in defending tariff changes set for hearing at FERC

  • Represented a Gulf Coast offshore natural gas pipeline in its periodic NGA Section 4 general rate cases before FERC

  • Represented a midcontinent interstate natural gas pipeline in defending against complaints filed at FERC regarding Winter Storm Uri

  • Represented an Arizona local distribution company and an electric power company in a fully litigated natural gas pipeline rate case at FERC

  • Represented interstate natural gas pipelines in audits, investigations and compliance matters before FERC

  • Represented a new interstate natural gas pipeline in its acquisition of an offshore natural gas system and the development of initial NGA Section 7(c) rates and FERC tariff

  • Represented various gathering and production companies in their acquisition of FERC certificated pipelines and obtaining determinations of non-jurisdictional status

  • Represented a Florida interstate natural gas pipeline in its right-of-way disputes with state agencies

  • Represented a midcontinent interstate natural gas pipeline in its abandonment of 770 miles of mainline transmission for conversion to oil transportation service

  • Represented an East Coast interstate natural gas pipeline before FERC with respect to expansion projects, including an LNG storage and vaporizer project

  • Represented a Gulf Coast natural gas company in its development of an intrastate feeder pipeline to an LNG export terminal

  • Represented an interstate natural gas pipeline in its 256 mile, $520 million expansion into the Phoenix metropolitan area, including before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • Represented a joint venture natural gas pipeline in its NGA Section 7(c) application for a new 500 mile, $1.3 billion pipeline from Texas to Alabama, including a lease of capacity from an intrastate pipeline

  • Represented a joint venture natural gas pipeline in its NGA Section 7(c) application for a new 185 mile, $1.2 billion pipeline from Arkansas to Mississippi

  • Represented a Florida interstate natural gas pipeline in its 567 mile, $2.4 billion expansion project and creation of a new rate schedule

  • Represented a Midwestern interstate natural gas storage system in its periodic NGA Section 4 general rate cases before FERC

  • Represented a Wyoming natural gas storage company in its preparation and prosecution of an NGA Section 7(c) certificate, tariff and market power study

  • Represented a Midwestern incumbent interstate natural gas storage system in obtaining market-based rate authority from FERC

  • Represented a Mississippi natural gas storage company in contract and tariff matters before FERC

  • Represented the parent and affiliated shipper of an interstate liquids pipeline in a consolidated rate proceeding before FERC, including handling comprehensive discovery disputes and depositions

  • Represented a Texas-New Mexico crude oil pipeline in the development of a new interstate pipeline, including anchor shipper negotiations, open season, initial rates and tariff

  • Represented a Texas-New Mexico crude oil pipeline in defending modifications of tariff quality specifications

  • Represented a North Dakota crude oil pipeline in the development of a new interstate pipeline, including anchor shipper negotiations, open season, initial rates and tariff

  • Represented a Texas liquids pipeline in exiting from FERC jurisdiction

  • Represented a top-10 multiple system operator in its spinoff from its parent into an independent, publicly traded entity

  • Represented an energy company in its acquisitions of several billion dollars worth of pipeline assets, including properties out of the Enron bankruptcy

  • Lead transaction counsel for a top-10 multiple system operator in its numerous transactions over the course of several years that added approximately 345,000 cable and internet subscribers at a value in excess of $925 million

  • Represented a diversified utility and telecommunications company in the sales of its water, wastewater, gas and electric divisions and subsequent purchases of approximately 300,000 local telephone access lines in multiple states at a value of over $1 billion from Verizon Communications and Qwest Communications

Credentials

  • American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
  • Johns Hopkins University, B.A., Political Science, 1993
  • Contract Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (1997–1998)
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Energy Law (Washington), 2021–2025
  • Midstream Transaction of the Year, Corporate Growth Houston, 2020
  • Cross Border Transaction of the Year, Corporate Growth Houston, 2019
  • Selected to the D.C. Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2018 and 2019
  • Member, Energy Bar Association
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims