Noy S. Davis focuses on energy and public utilities law and litigation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) including:

• Representing a group of local distribution companies ("LDCs") in the recent Section 4 rate case initiated by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Representing an electric utility company in a Section 4 rate case filed by Public Service Company of New Mexico at FERC
• Representing energy cooperatives and municipalities in energy sales and drafting of power purchase agreements
• Advising energy clients regarding regulatory compliance matters, particularly with respect to renewable energy requirements
• Advising a regional transmission company with respect to the feasibility of developing formula rates in electric transmission
• Assisting an independent transmission system operator concerning the development and implementation of market rules for New England's wholesale electricity markets and a Forward Capacity Market
• Assisting in representation of commercial clients in federal and local court litigation and in arbitration proceedings
• Providing research assistance and analyzing and advising trustees and individuals regarding issues arising under the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA

Publications

State Legislator's Handbook for Statutory Rape Issues (co-author), National Institute of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference Service (2000)

What I Wished I'd Learned in Law School: Social Science Research for Children's Attorneys (co-author) American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law (1997)

Sexual Relationships Between Adult Males and Young Teen Girls: Exploring the Legal and Social Responses (co-author) American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law (1997)

Guidelines for the Screening of Individuals Working with Children, Elderly Persons with Disabilities in Need of Support (co-author) Diane Publishing Company (1989)

"Eliminating the Network/Cable Cross Ownership Ban: Does a Free Market Protect the Marketplace of Ideas?" Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 163 (1984)

Previous Experience

Before joining Schiff Hardin, Ms. Davis advocated for abused and neglected children in a variety of contexts. She was the Acting Director of Programs at a non-profit child advocacy organization in Washington, D.C., director of various projects at the ABA Center on Children and the Law, and represented children in child protection proceedings in Washington, D.C.