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Jim Bertrand is the chair of Leonard, Street and Deinard’s Energy practice and Co-chair of the Transportation practice. Jim counsels clients on energy and transportation matters in connection with transactions, litigation and regulatory proceedings. Jim has extensive experience before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on matters involving market rules administered by independent system operators. Jim also regularly advises developers of power plants and pipelines before state and federal regulators. He also drafts and negotiates development, power purchase, service, supply and license contracts, and manages corporate and business issues for regulated companies and companies that supply services to or purchase services from regulated companies. Jim’s clients include established and start-up energy companies, ranging from regional and national electric and natural gas utilities to independent power producers and independent transmission companies, developing wind, biomass, clean coal and electric natural gas energy projects, and power marketers.
Jim manages the transactional and regulatory legal representation for Canadian Pacific Railway’s U.S. operations. In addition, Jim advises various firm clients on issues of product distribution, antitrust and franchising. Jim serves as outside general counsel for several closely held businesses, advising them on business law issues ranging from product distribution to corporate succession. Prior to practicing law, Jim served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Henry A. Politz, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. | 