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Emily Mallen
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Emily counsels clients in the natural gas, oil and products pipeline industries in federal regulatory, litigation and transactional matters. She helps her clients understand and comply with their obligations under energy and environmental laws, with particular focus on the Natural Gas Act (NGA), Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA), Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Emily frequently assists developers of and investors in some of the largest midstream infrastructure projects in the U.S., including greenfield and repurposed pipelines, underground natural gas storage facilities, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) import and export terminals. She has provided strategic advice to over a dozen pipeline companies appearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in rate case, certificate, and enforcement proceedings. She also has experience with proceedings before the Texas Railroad Commission and the federal courts, and in advising energy industry and trade association clients working through emerging issues in energy and natural resources law, including carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and renewable natural gas. Emily writes and speaks frequently on pipeline, energy regulatory and environmental justice issues.

Posts by Emily Mallen
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You Oughta Know – Disputes, Disruptions Around FERC’s Rate Index Add to Industry Uncertainty

Author Emily Mallen

The liquids pipeline rate index, which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission uses to adjust the rates charged to shippers on the crude oil, refined products and NGL pipelines it regulates, is the most important rulemaking proceeding for interstate oil pipelines. In today’s RBN blog, we take a deeper dive into the rate index, the disruptions caused by recent attempts to adjust it mid-cycle, and how delays in the review process could cause problems down the road.
- Blog

Remove This Doubt, Encore Edition - High Court Ruling in 'Chevron Deference' Challenge Could Upend Energy Regulations

Author Emily Mallen

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments January 17 in a pair of cases that are poised to capsize the so-called Chevron Deference, a 40-year-old legal doctrine that provides a key foundation for modern administrative law. It’s a big deal – big enough that we’re willing to wade into a little bit of legalese to help make sense of it. So strap in because in today’s RBN blog, we’ll explain what the Chevron Deference is, why it’s worth knowing about, how it applies to two cases that could alter its application, and how a ruling that limits or eliminates the doctrine’s usage and application could transform energy industry regulation.
- Blog

Remove This Doubt - High Court Ruling in 'Chevron Deference' Challenge Could Upend Energy Regulations

Author Emily Mallen

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments January 17 in a pair of cases that are poised to capsize the so-called Chevron Deference, a 40-year-old legal doctrine that provides a key foundation for modern administrative law. It’s a big deal – big enough that we’re willing to wade into a little bit of legalese to help make sense of it. So strap in because in today’s RBN blog, we’ll explain what the Chevron Deference is, why it’s worth knowing about, how it applies to two cases that could alter its application, and how a ruling that limits or eliminates the doctrine’s usage and application could transform energy industry regulation.