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Charging Ahead: Legal, Regulatory, and Operational Considerations for EV Infrastructure Development

By Christian Chad Warpula, Mindy McGrath, Andy Flavin, Brandon Woods, Anne Loomis, Randy Varner, James Koenig, Laura Hamady, Keith J. Barnett & Daniel Anziska on October 1, 2024
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The rapid growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States has created an urgent demand for robust EV charging infrastructure. The demand for EV charging infrastructure is driven by the need to ensure the benefits of EVs are fully realized. The EV industry has reached a critical tipping point at which the widescale commercialization of EVs is showing signs of receding until confidence grows in the availability and maturity of the publicly available EV charging infrastructure. This was identified as a key challenge facing the sector in our April 2024 report “Driving Change: Scaling Up EVs in the U.S.“

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Photo of Christian Chad Warpula Christian Chad Warpula

Chad maintains a diversified practice advising clients on a wide variety of complex matters, including corporate, M&A, governance, private equity, securities, financings, joint ventures, commercial contracting, outsourcing, intellectual property, licensing, sponsorship, sports, franchise, and dispute resolution matters.

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Photo of Mindy McGrath Mindy McGrath

Mindy has diverse experience across the energy industry and across the gas, electric, and water sectors. She routinely represents all major participants in the energy industry in significant regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state regulatory commissions, and the U.S.

Mindy has diverse experience across the energy industry and across the gas, electric, and water sectors. She routinely represents all major participants in the energy industry in significant regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state regulatory commissions, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. These clients include operating utilities of the nation’s largest electric power holding company, natural gas pipeline and storage companies, natural gas distribution companies (LDCs), electric and water utilities, and generation owners.

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Photo of Andy Flavin Andy Flavin

Andy focuses his practice on federal and state energy and environmental matters. Andy, a 16-year veteran of the energy industry, frequently represents electric and natural gas utilities and other businesses in energy and environmental administrative litigation, enforcement actions, citizen suits, and permit proceedings.

Andy focuses his practice on federal and state energy and environmental matters. Andy, a 16-year veteran of the energy industry, frequently represents electric and natural gas utilities and other businesses in energy and environmental administrative litigation, enforcement actions, citizen suits, and permit proceedings. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for nearly eight years at a major utility where he primarily researched and analyzed federal, state, and local energy legislation and regulation.

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Photo of Brandon Woods Brandon Woods

Brandon’s practice includes counseling and representing public and private companies in the areas of information technology, commercial transactions, outsourcing, information security and privacy, software development and licensing, international mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counseling.

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Photo of Anne Loomis Anne Loomis

Anne is a partner in the firm’s Tax Practice Group. She focuses her practice on federal, state, and local tax planning with an emphasis on the unique tax issues facing rate-regulated public utilities and other energy industry clients.

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Photo of Randy Varner Randy Varner

Randy has helped taxpayers improve their bottom line for nearly 25 years. Focusing his practice on state and local tax, he represents taxpayers across the U.S. in tax planning, compliance, audits, and appeals.

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Photo of James Koenig James Koenig

Jim co-chairs the firm’s Privacy + Cyber Practice Group. For the past ten years, he has represented global clients in the financial services, energy, retail, pharmaceutical/health care, cable, telecommunications, car rental, airline, social media, technology, and manufacturing industries, including 35% of Fortune 100-listed companies.

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Photo of Laura Hamady Laura Hamady

Laura serves as counsel in the firm’s Privacy + Cyber practice. She brings more than 15 years of experience in privacy and cybersecurity related matters. Laura is an industry-experienced privacy leader and has served in senior privacy leadership positions at a variety of…

Laura serves as counsel in the firm’s Privacy + Cyber practice. She brings more than 15 years of experience in privacy and cybersecurity related matters. Laura is an industry-experienced privacy leader and has served in senior privacy leadership positions at a variety of large companies across various industry spaces, including Twitter, Visa, PayPal, Chronicle (a Google company), Groupon, Levi’s Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and more.

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Photo of Keith J. Barnett Keith J. Barnett

Keith’s experience representing clients in the financial services industry as a litigation, compliance, regulatory, investigations (internal and regulatory), and enforcement attorney spans 20 years. Keith represents clients against government regulators (CFPB, FTC, SEC, CFTC), industry regulators (FINRA), and private litigants in federal courts…

Keith’s experience representing clients in the financial services industry as a litigation, compliance, regulatory, investigations (internal and regulatory), and enforcement attorney spans 20 years. Keith represents clients against government regulators (CFPB, FTC, SEC, CFTC), industry regulators (FINRA), and private litigants in federal courts, state courts, and before arbitration and administrative law panels in the financial services industry.

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    Energy
  • Blog:
    Washington Energy Report
  • Organization:
    Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
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