James F.
Bowe, Jr.
(Jim)

Represents natural gas pipeline companies, natural gas storage companies, midstream companies, LNG terminal developers, and pipeline shippers in a variety of rate, tariff, capacity allocation and export authorization proceedings before the U.S. Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other U.S. regulators.

Advises developers of conventional and renewable electric generation facilities, district energy facility operators and energy storage providers on permitting matters, concession arrangements, fuel supply and offtake contract negotiations, regulatory approvals and financing matters.

Represents sponsors and offtakers in the development, permitting, expansion and financing of gas-fired, biomass fueled and wind electric generating facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil, including some of the largest wind generation projects developed to date in Texas and a proposed offshore wind project in the Great Lakes; more than a dozen underground natural gas storage projects in the U.S.; numerous natural gas, petroleum and petrochemicals pipeline construction and expansion projects in the U.S. and Canada; several natural gas and oil production facility, gathering system, processing plant and pipeline construction and expansion projects in the U.S. and Canada; liquefied natural gas production, storage, import and export facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; and several expansions or conversions of energy pipeline facilities to ethane and other NGLs service.

Advises potential investors in connection with the evaluation of pipeline, storage facility, electric generating facility and transmission portfolios and merchant electric transmission facilities for potential acquisition.

Advises asset owners, infrastructure funds, and master limited partnerships in sales and purchases of ownership interests in natural gas storage facilities, natural gas pipelines, oil and gas midstream companies, gas distribution companies, electric utilities, and conventional and renewable electric power generation facilities.

Advising natural gas, oil and NGLs pipeline and storage facility operators on compliance with pipeline safety regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Advised a government agency and other stakeholders on the structuring of regulatory regimes to govern the development, operation and service offerings of district cooling facilities and the restructuring of the water/wastewater sectors in two jurisdictions in the Middle East.

Advised participants in Brazil’s independent power and natural gas sectors on commercial, project development and regulatory policy matters.