Marc Spitzer counsels and represents utilities and energy companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), at state utility commissions, Congress, federal agencies and state legislatures. Marc’s clients rely on his deep understanding of the energy sector backed by years in appointed and elected government service.
Marc served as a FERC commissioner from July 2006 to December 2011. He also served six years on the Arizona Corporation Commission, including a term as ACC chairman. First elected to the Arizona State Senate in 1992, Marc served four terms , including as Senate Majority Leader. One of his clients says Marc “has a keen political instinct for FERC matters and a broad knowledge of the subject matter that makes him an extremely effective advocate.”
His electric utility clients have included Southern Company, Duke Energy, Edison Electric Institute, Southern California Edison, Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, Hunt Utility Company, Tucson Electric Power, Exelon, and Pepco for regulatory and public policy work.
Marc also represents natural gas and oil pipeline clients such as Southwest Gas, Rockies Express, Energy Transfer Partners, Enbridge, and Freeport LNG before FERC and other federal and state agencies.
Bar & Court Admissions:
- Arizona
- District of Columbia
- Tribal Courts of the Navajo Nation
- US Tax Court
- US District Court, District of Arizona
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education:
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1982, cum laude
- B.A., Dickinson College, 1979, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Cost
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