Ammaar Joya advises energy sector clients on complex regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy.

Ammaar draws on broad experience, both in private practice and in-house at leading energy companies, to help clients navigate regulatory issues involving:

  • LNG facility and natural gas pipeline development under the Natural Gas Act
  • Rate, certificate, tariff, and rulemaking proceedings
  • Energy regulatory diligence and disclosures in financing and M&A transactions
  • Natural gas purchase, transportation, and commercial agreements
  • Administrative litigation before FERC and appellate review of FERC orders

He brings a practical understanding of commercial, regulatory, and policy considerations to clients’ business-critical energy infrastructure issues affecting the natural gas and oil industries, with an emphasis on federal permitting, cost-of-service ratemaking, gas-electric coordination, and related compliance.

Before joining Latham, Ammaar was in-house counsel for several energy companies and practiced at another global law firm.

Ammaar’s experience prior to joining Latham includes advising:

  • A major international plastics, chemicals, and refining company on forming a multibillion-dollar joint venture
  • A private equity firm on acquiring an intrastate natural gas storage and transmission company
  • A private equity firm on acquiring an equity interest in a large, publicly traded producer of LNG
  • Lenders on financing for a natural gas gathering company
  • A major LNG producer on FERC and DOE approvals for its LNG projects and related pipeline projects

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • Texas

Education

  • JD, University of Houston Law Center, 2016
  • BS in Political Science, University of Houston, 2013