Christopher J. Barr

Christopher J. Barr is a Principal in the firm's Energy & Utilities Practice Group. His practice focuses on the regulation of natural gas utility and oil pipeline companies and trade associations under the Natural Gas Act, Interstate Commerce Act, the Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety Act, the Federal Power Act, and a variety of other federal statutes. His broad-based experience includes participation in business planning in light of federal regulations, planning and development of new services and facilities, rate cases, enforcement proceedings, declaratory order proceedings, rule makings, certificate proceedings, as well as appellate proceedings.

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• Panelist, "Bridging the Divide: Straight Talk on Reliability,"  the American Gas Association's (AGA) 7th Annual Energy Market Regulation Conference, New Orleans, LA (October 9, 2014)
• Presenter, "Pipeline Rate Issues,"  AGA Energy Market Regulation Conference, New York, NY (October 3, 2013)
• Presenter, "Rate Implications of Changing Gas Flows," AGA's 2012 Energy Market Regulation Conference, Hotel Monaco, Portland, OR (October 4, 2012)
• Presenter, "Regulatory Basics for Oil Pipelines and Planning Pipeline Expansions in Light of FERC's Rules"  the Annual Business Conference of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Savannah, GA (September 19, 2012)
• Mr. Barr has spoken on regulatory topics in seminars sponsored by bar and trade organizations. 

• Author, American Bar Assocation's (ABA) chapter on natural gas developments in the 2013 edition of Recent Developments in Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Industries (2013)
• "Unfinished Business: FERC's Evolving Standard For Capacity Rights On Oil Pipelines," Energy Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2011)
• "Regulation of the Natural Gas Industry," Chapters 8, 8-A and 8-B of the American Gas Association's Treatise
• "Energy Markets Face Expanded Enforcement," Business Crimes Bulletin (December 2007)