Charles J Engel III (Tim)

Partner

Translate this page Share this page Print this page
Charles Engel

WASHINGTON, D.C.
T: +1 202 661 7800
F: +1 202 626 3737

E-mail
Profile   |   Matters   |   News & Insights

Tim Engel is a partner in King & Spalding’s Litigation & Antitrust and Energy Practice Groups in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Engel’s practice focuses on antitrust and complex commercial litigation as well as energy regulatory matters.  He has represented clients across numerous industries in class actions, multidistrict and civil litigation involving allegations of price fixing, price discrimination, monopolization, market manipulation, unfair trade practices, patent misuse, breach of contract, fraud and RICO.  He has presented seminars on antitrust compliance matters and has represented clients in merger investigations before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Mr. Engel’s energy experience includes representing oil and gas clients in cases ranging from upstream royalty disputes under the False Claims Act to downstream refined product pricing disputes under the antitrust laws. He is lead counsel for a major oil and gas producer in litigation seeking to halt offshore exploration and production following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. He has expertise in mineral resources regulations and regularly represents clients before the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.  He represents clients in the natural gas and electric power industries involving allegations of market manipulation, including investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the DOJ Antitrust Division.  He provides antitrust counseling to electric power clients and associations. He has represented numerous nuclear plant owners in cases involving plant equipment replacement costs.

Mr. Engel received his B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University in 1978 and his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Syracuse University in 1981.  He served as Associate Editor of the Syracuse University School of Law Law Review in 1980-81. 

Recent Publications

  • “Recent Twists in Federal Royalty Law,” Institute for Energy Law (February 2010)

  • “FERC’s Market Manipulation Investigatory and Enforcement Process,” Financial Law Fraud Report (January 2010)

  • “FTC’s Guide to Complying with Petroleum Market Manipulation Regulations” (November 2009)

  • “Recent Developments in the False Claims Act/Qui Tam Field” (June 2009)

  • “FERC Considers Market Manipulation,” Oil & Gas Financial Journal (March 2008)

EDUCATION
J.D., magna cum laude & Order of the Coif, Syracuse University
B.A., Georgetown University

ADMISSIONS
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia