Roger E. Smith concentrates his practice in energy regulation, litigation and transactions. He represents investor-owned utilities, electric distribution companies and regional transmission organizations regarding:

• Transmission rate and rate design matters
• The design of competitive wholesale energy markets and ancillary service markets
• Energy transactions and contractual disputes
• Interconnection agreements
• Power purchase agreements
• Reliability agreements
• Competitive solicitations for power supply, transmission tariff and service issues
• Parallel path / loop flow issues
• Electric industry restructuring
• Mergers and acquisitions

Experience

Mr. Smith's significant representations prior to joining Schiff Hardin include:

• Obtained regulatory approval for RTO/ISO of a proposal regarding the appropriate pricing and modeling of interchange transactions (i.e., imports and exports between the RTO/ISO system and other Balancing Authority Areas) in conjunction with the use of location-based marginal prices (LMPs)
• Obtained regulatory approval for RTO/ISO of use of short-term and long-term transmission rights (Congestion Revenue Rights)
• Counseled regional transmission organization (RTO)/independent system operator (ISO) regarding its implementation of long-term firm transmission rights
• Counseled RTO/ISO regarding redesign of competitive wholesale energy and ancillary service markets using transmission congestion charges based on location-based marginal pricing (LMPs)
• Represented investor-owned utility (IOU) in transmission rate and rate design proceedings involving integration of various IOUs into PJM and the Midwest ISO
• Regulatory counsel for IOU regarding a hold harmless transmission rate condition for Michigan and Wisconsin
• Represented a Midwestern IOU regarding the development and implementation of a Joint Operating Agreement between the Midwest ISO and PJM
• Represented a Midwestern IOU regarding protection of grandfathered transmission contracts with implementation of the Midwest ISO's Transmission and Energy Market Tariff
• Counseled Western utility in FERC investigation into potential manipulation of electric and natural gas prices in the West
• Regulatory counsel for Midwestern IOU regarding the filing of an ancillary services tariff
• Regulatory counsel for Midwestern IOU regarding the filing of a transmission formula rate
• Represented Southeastern IOU regarding approval of its integrated resource plan before state public utility commission
• Represented Southeastern IOU regarding FERC approval of power sales agreement with an affiliated company
• Represented Midwestern IOU in revising transmission and ancillary rates under complex set of interconnection agreements

Previous Experience

Washington, D.C. law firm, 2002-2009
Partner, 2005-2009
Of Counsel, 2002-2004

California Independent System Operator Corporation, 1998-2001
Senior Regulatory Counsel

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 1987-1998
Legal Advisor, Commissioner Donald F. Santa, Jr., (electric & hydroelectric matters) 1995-1997;
Trial Attorney, Office of Electric & Hydroelectric Litigation: 1988-1995 and 1997-1998;
Advisory Attorney, Office of Rulemaking and Environmental Law: 1987-1988

Department of the Interior, 1986-1987
Advisory Attorney, Office of the Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C.

Awards and Honors

Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law

Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Energy & Natural Resources