L. Craig Dowdy
FAX: 404.527.4198
Experience
L. Craig Dowdy’s practice focuses on state and federal public utility law, energy, telecommunications and campaign and election law. His work includes strategic counseling and commercial and regulatory litigation for corporate clients. Mr. Dowdy has represented utilities, large end-use customers, long distance companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and resellers in matters before state regulatory agencies, the FERC, and the courts. He has represented clients in matters involving electric energy supply agreements; natural gas supply contracts; electric, natural gas, and telecommunications certificates, tariffs, and rulemakings; electric generation and natural gas capacity supply proceedings; electric and natural gas integrated resource planning; energy trading and asset management; manufactured gas plant clean-ups; pipeline replacement programs; deregulation and unbundling; power plant projects and acquisitions; mergers and acquisitions; and major rate case litigation.
In addition, Mr. Dowdy’s practice includes commercial litigation and public policy representation.
Mr. Dowdy is ranked by Chambers USA 2009 as one of the leading Energy lawyers in Georgia. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in Atlanta by Atlanta Magazine. He also is listed as one of "America’s Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers & Partners. Mr. Dowdy has been recognized as a "Georgia Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics.
Notable Engagements
- Representation of Atlanta Gas Light Company in regulatory complex litigation matter related to a plan for interstate pipeline capacity assets and out of state natural gas storage assets to serve the Georgia market and cost recovery regarding same, and approval for new pipeline to access the Elba Island Offshore LNG facility.
- Representation of Atlanta Gas Light Company in a regulatory complex litigation matter related to the encroachment by a municipal natural gas system into the certificate area of Atlanta Gas Light Company.
- Representation of Public Service Telephone Company in regulatory complex litigation against wireless companies regarding breach of contract claims related to the interconnection agreement and involving network configuration and access charge issues.
Education
- J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, 1988
- B.S., Electrical Engineering Auburn University, 1979
Admitted
- Georgia
Seminars and Presentations:
- State and Federal Deregulation of Electric and Natural Gas Services in Georgia
Civic Activities:
- Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority State Board, Board Member Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Board
- Cobb County Commission Ordinance Revision Study Committee
- St. Peter St. Paul Episcopal Church, former Chairman of the Endowment Board and former Senior Warden of the Vestry
Professional Activities:
- 2000 George W. Bush for President Campaign, Cobb County Co-Chairman, Georgia Steering Committee, and Finance Committee
- 2000 George W. Bush Recount Team - West Palm Beach, FL
- American Bar Association
- Georgia Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Barr for Congress Campaign Chairman, Treasurer and Counsel
- Cobb County Republican Party, General Counsel
- 1996 Cobb County Chairman, State Finance Committee Bob Dole for President
- Federalist Society
- Coverdell Leadership Institute
- Georgia Chamber Governmental Affairs Council
- Georgia Republican Foundation
- Georgia Republican Lawyers Foundation
- Georgia Republican Party, State Committee
- Governor-Elect Sonny Perdue Inaugural Committee
- National Moot Court Committee (Past Chairman)
- Saxby Chambliss for Senate Leadership Council
- State Finance Director Huckabee for President Campaign