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By Brooks Igo
(May 25) – Winstead has strengthened its electric regulatory practice with the addition of Austin shareholder Kristina Rollins, the firm announced recently.
Rollins, who was most recently a shareholder at the Austin law firm Graves Dougherty, had a prior three-year stint with Winstead as an associate.
“The opportunity recently came up to return to Winstead as a shareholder to join a larger team of electric regulatory attorneys,” she said. “It was a win-win for me and for a significant client that had been splitting its electric regulatory work between Winstead and my former firm.”
In addition to her experience in private practice, Rollins has worked in government with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and at a major Dallas-based energy company as director of regulatory policy for Energy Future Holdings.
“My experience at the PUCT has helped me understand what regulators look for in filings and cases,” she said. “If regulators come to view you as a resource for complete, accurate and thoughtful information, that will go a long way to serving your clients well before the agencies that regulate them.”
The graduate of the University of Texas School of Law noted three key areas she is advising clients on: the certification of wind generation facilities in multiple states; issues relating to interpretation of FERC Order 1000 regarding the right of first refusal for transmission projects; and “smart” meter issues.
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