David T. Doot, Partner, Day Pitney LLP

David T. Doot practices in the areas of public utility and energy law. In these areas of law, Dave has participated in mergers, acquisitions, and other related business realignments, and in the negotiation and documentation of many wholesale contractual arrangements among electric utilities. He has represented clients in state regulatory proceedings throughout New England and in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has also counseled businesses around the country concerning retail arrangements for the purchase and sale of electricity.

Dave is the past president of the 2400-member Energy Bar Association.

Dave served as judicial clerk intern for The Honorable Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Court of the Eastern District of Virginia.

Practice Areas

• Energy and Utility Law
• Renewable Energy

Representative Matters

• Serves as secretary and lead counsel for the New England Power Pool, the regional organization through which transmission service arrangements and wholesale power trading in New England have been defined, as general counsel to NEPOOL, the firm has prepared all of the amendments to NEPOOL arrangements, acquired the necessary regulatory approvals, and assisted in the mediation and settlement of numerous proceedings, including the settlement to implement a forward capacity market in New England
  
• Assisted in the purchase and sale of books of wholesale and retail contracts by energy market participants
  
• Advised industry participants in their purchases and sales of generation assets and companies
  
• Conducts negotiations on behalf of wholesale and retail electricity suppliers and purchasers