Donna Byrne

Career

Donna Byrne is widely recognized as a leading energy regulatory and litigation attorney for electric power and natural gas market participants. Drawing from an established track record before FERC and deep market intelligence, she helps clients mitigate risk while guiding them through their toughest challenges.

Donna represents clients in complex commercial disputes and litigation in connection with issues related to the California energy crisis, Regional Transmission Organization withdrawal, federal pre-emption and the filed-rate doctrine, among other areas. Donna has represented clients seeking FERC approval for transactions covered by FPA section 203, has led matters involving FPA section 205 approvals, and has defended clients in complaint proceedings before FERC pursuant to FPA section 206.

Additionally, Donna is recognized as a leading practitioner for companies and individuals regarding FERC enforcement investigations. She is experienced in conducting internal investigations, guiding clients through decisions about self-reporting potential regulatory violations, and all aspects of FERC enforcement investigations, including public show cause order proceedings and adjudication of alleged violations in federal district court. Donna has repeatedly succeeded in convincing FERC enforcement staff to close large-scale investigations based on a robust and comprehensive presentation of the relevant factual and legal issues.