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.
Experience
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
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
District of Columbia
Texas
Education
JD, University of Houston Law Center, 2016
BS in Political Science, University of Houston, 2013
Latham litigators recognized for securing a unanimous opinion from the D.C. Circuit upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a liquefied natural gas export terminal.
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