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John P. Coyle This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Duncan & Allen Since joining Duncan & Allen in 1987, John has specialized in energy and administrative law and civil litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other federal agencies, federal and state courts, and state utility regulatory agencies. John’s regulatory practice has involved serving as lead counsel in litigation on behalf of consumer-owned utilities in New England, the Midwest and the western United States before the FERC in:
John’s appellate practice has involved pursuit of extraordinary relief against ultra vires action by the FERC, as well as more traditional litigation for review of agency decisions. John's practice has involved litigation before courts or utility regulatory commissions in Montana, Maine, Kansas, California, and Ohio, among other jurisdictions. Engagements have included:
John has represented consumer-owned utilities in bankruptcy proceedings of investor-owned utilities and non-utility generators, in arbitration proceedings involving the termination of non-utility generation projects and in various other proceedings before state and federal courts. John has provided extensive litigation and counseling support in utility formation and re-establishment and other issues. Prior to joining Duncan & Allen, John spent seven years as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C. His practice at the Board involved both extensive appellate briefing and argument throughout the country and a wide ranging trial practice involving contempt prosecutions for violation of existing court decrees and bankruptcy, fraud and injunction litigation.
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