Priyanka has focused her practice on representing electric, oil, and natural gas pipeline clients in a variety of regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. Prior to joining Wright & Talisman, Priyanka served as an associate attorney at a Fortune 100 law firm’s environment and energy practice group. She advised municipal and cooperative clients, state consumer agencies, and electric cooperatives in matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and federal appeal courts, as well as internal compliance matters. She has assisted municipal gas districts and joint action agencies in multiple gas prepayment transactions that issued more than $300 million in tax-exempt bonds. She gained experience working on transmission and planning notices and proceedings on behalf of trade organizations by representing consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives, public power districts and public utility districts. Priyanka also has experience reviewing rate-setting administrative filings for FERC and comment filings for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notices.
After law school, Priyanka served in the federal government aiding, counseling, and protecting the interests of American small businesses. As a legal analyst at an American trade interagency, she conducted reviews of section 301 retaliatory tariff exclusion requests.
Admissions
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. (2018) Awarded Second Place for the 2018 Howard J. Rudge Prize: Creative Solutions to Creative Solutions to Public Policy Issues
Stony Brook University, B.A. in English & Political Science (2013)
Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Washington D.C.
Energy Bar Association
Fellow, Clean Energy Leadership Institute (2023)
First Place Award Winner, Public Citizen, Access to Justice Essay Competition (2018)
South Asian Bar Association of Washington D.C.
Women’s Energy Network
Spotlight
- FERC Adopts a Wide Package of Interconnection Reforms with Order No. 2023
- Wright & Talisman, P.C. Ranked in 2024 "Best Law Firms"
- DOE Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Aimed at High-Voltage Electric Transmission Line Expansion
- D.C. Circuit Affirms Exclusive Jurisdiction Upon Filing of Petition for Review Under Natural Gas Act
- Wright & Talisman Participates in 34th Annual Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race, 5K Run, and Fun Walk
