Amy Olfene
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Energy & Natural Resources
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About
Provided by Amy Olfene
Practice Areas
Amy Olfene represents a variety of businesses, regulated utilities, nonprofits, municipalities and quasi-municipal entities, housing providers, and individuals in a range of energy, public utilities, administrative, and government relations matters. Her representation includes in all phases of counseling, regulatory compliance support, and litigation.
In her energy practice, Amy serves as lead counsel to Fortune 500 energy companies, renewable generators, and local utilities (both consumer- and investor-owned) in administrative proceedings and appellate litigation. Examples of Amy’s work include assisting clients in adversarial proceedings, rate-making cases, investigations, and applications for approval before the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Amy also works with the firm’s Tribal Services Group to assist clients in navigating federal and state regulation of energy generation and transmission projects located in and around Indian Country.
In her government relations practice, Amy has represented clients before state administrative agencies and the Maine Legislature on wide-ranging matters, including regulatory compliance, rulemaking, policy change, legislative drafting, and lawmaker education.
Amy is also an experienced appellate attorney who serves as the firm’s appellate coordinator. She has successfully handled numerous appeals before the First Circuit and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Law Court), as well as appeals of government action (Rule 80B and 80C) actions before the Maine Superior Court. In 2021, Amy expanded her appellate practice to include matters before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Chambers Review
USA
Amy Olfene often represents local utilities and renewable companies before the Maine Public Utility Commission in regulatory proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Amy is practical and demonstrated the legal expertise to resolve our matter. Amy has the savvy to change another party's perspective whilst avoiding confrontation."
"Amy is practical and demonstrated the legal expertise to resolve our matter. Amy has the savvy to change another party's perspective whilst avoiding confrontation."