DESCRIPTIVE BIO
Mr. Statman has represented electric utilities, investor-owned utilities, independent transmission companies and independent power projects before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state public utility commissions, and in related court cases, for nearly 30 years. His practice is focused on utility law, administrative litigation and rate regulation, including the design and implementation of compliance programs. Mr. Statman has been particularly active in restructuring of utility assets, mergers and acquisitions and transmission project development. Through his representation of a variety of energy industry participants, Mr. Statman has extensive experience in litigating rate proceedings at FERC from the perspectives of both the utility and the customer.

Mr. Statman is a senior advisor to the Board of Directors of Continental Energy Systems, LLC, a utility holding company, providing natural gas services to customers through its LDC subsidiaries in Alaska, Michigan and New Mexico.  He was a founder of Trans-Elect, Inc., North America's first independent transmission company (ITC), and held various positions with the company including Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, from Trans-Elect's inception in 1999 until 2005.

• Mr. Statman was instrumental in the creation of Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC), the first ITC in North America, and in the development of the Path 15 project, the first greenfield ITC in North America, and developed the innovative rate treatments for both.
• In his representation of StarTrans IO, LLC - a newly-formed ITC owned by Starwood Energy Group Global, L.L.C. - Mr. Statman successfully obtained the first-ever incentive rates granted to an ITC under FERC's new authority under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
• Mr. Statman represents Ameren Corporation and its affiliates in proceedings before FERC, including, among others, those involving compliance, complaints, market-based rates, standards of conduct, power-related agreements and wholesale market matters.
• In his representation of Ameren Corporation and its affiliates, Mr. Statman obtained ground-breaking approvals from FERC for the transfer of electric generation facilities from a regulated utility to an unregulated affiliate.
• Mr. Statman represented NewCorp Resources Electric Cooperative, Inc., a transmission-only entity, and Cap Rock Energy Corporation, an electric utility, in proceedings before FERC, including those involving appropriate cost-of-service rates, development of fuel cost recovery mechanism and customer protection protocols, development of electric transmission formula rate and protocols, and the negotiations for long-term power supply agreements and other agreements.
• For nearly 20 years, Mr. Statman represented Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) on all matters before FERC, including the successful litigation of numerous rate proceedings. During this time, Mr. Statman also represented both SPS and Public Service Company of Colorado in their merger proceedings before FERC.