Richard J. Johnson

Rick’s services include:

Regulatory Matters

• Numerous presentations of return on equity (ROE) for electric and gas utilities
• Demonstrations of capital structures, including divisional and stand-alone subsidiaries
• Defense of debt allocations of utility following formation of holding company
• Defense of stand-alone income taxes against proposed consolidated tax adjustments
• Defenses of costs of employee compensation, including incentive compensation
• Approvals of sales and acquisitions of regulated entities without adjustment for good will
• Representations of service providers in service area and service rights disputes
• Representation of utilities in PURPA disputes
• Defense of wind generation facility against operating complaints
• Defenses of service quality investigations
• Applications for certification of statewide service networks
• Defenses of challenged ETC certifications
• Representations of service providers in numerous federal and state rulemakings

Appeals and Litigation

• Appeals of rate case decisions
• Federal litigation of rate related matters

Joint Ventures, Mergers, and Acquisitions

• Evaluation, negotiation, and documentation of acquisitions and sales of multiple telecommunication companies
• Formation of multiple joint ventures, including fiber networks and telco/electric broadband joint ventures