Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant launches FERCFights.com

PRLog (Press Release) – May 22, 2008 – Veteran energy attorney, writer and blogger Carolyn Elefant of the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant in Washington D.C. announces the launch of a new blog, FERCfights.com.  FERCfights.com covers FERC related disputes, offering in-depth analysis of appellate decisions involving FERC or FERC-related energy matters, tips on appellate practice and coverage of enforcement issues.  Other topics include state-federal conflicts and overlapping jurisdiction on issues such as reliability, FERC's new transmission siting authority, demand response and merger review.    FERCFights.com is ideal for federal and state regulators, energy attorneys, judges, in-house counsel and any others who seek an in depth look at FERC regulation.

Ms. Elefant has longstanding experience in the energy regulatory industry.  She has worked with many of the top lawyers in the field, and represented developers, trade associations, municipalities, state agencies and state commissions in a variety of FERC proceedings.  Ms. Elefant is also an internationally recognized expert on legal issues related to marine renewable energy and has testified before Congress and advised regulatory agencies, investment banks and developers on legal issues related to the marine renewables industry.  She has blogged about marine renewables for five years at www.renewablesoffshore.com   In addition to energy work, Ms. Elefant has broad experience in other areas of the law, including criminal defense, civil rights and employment litigation (plaintiff and defense side work).  She has handled complex litigation in federal court and successfully represented clients in both bench and jury trials.

In addition to her energy practice, Ms. Elefant is a contributing blogger to American Law Media law.com's Legal Blogwatch, creator of MyShingle.com and speaks and consults on a variety of technology related topics such as using technology to retain clients, blogging and computer based social networking.  

Please feel free to contact Ms. Elefant for more information about her practice and her new site FERCfights.com.  FERCfights.com welcomes comments and articles from others.  Also, please contact Ms. Elefant if you are interested in being profiled for the site.