With a background at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), Dakota advises clients on complex energy regulatory matters.
Prior to joining Husch Blackwell, Dakota served as a managing attorney at the PUCT, representing the Commission as lead counsel and overseeing a team of staff attorneys. He gained extensive experience with high-dollar litigation and contested hearings in base rate cases establishing rate increases for electric utilities in Texas. Dakota also handled tariff proceedings, various settlement negotiations, and the sale of an electric utility to a multi-billion dollar investment firm.
Dakota joined Husch Blackwell thanks to his excellent experience with the firm’s work during his time at the PUCT. He assists clients with litigation, corporate transactions and various regulatory compliance needs, including rates, transmission system access, policy questions, and registration and certification questions. Dakota is excited to work in an area of law that touches so many different industries and that has such a wide variety of components, and the more challenging or complex a client matter is, the better.
Dakota’s background gives him both an in-depth understanding and a broad perspective on the energy industry and energy’s role as a public utility. At the PUCT, his role was to represent the public interest, and he understands both the public interest side and the private value of power generation. He brings this experience to bear in his representation of clients, helping them both do the right thing and achieve the most successful outcome.