Daniel E. Frank


Partner
Washington, P: 202.383.0838
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A member of Sutherland’s Energy and Environmental Practice Group, Dan Frank focuses on the electric industry. He represents energy trading companies, electric cooperatives and other electric utilities, generators, and end users before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state public utility commissions, and in North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance matters. He also has substantial experience in drafting power sales and transmission service agreements, counseling clients on transmission access and pricing issues, and advising clients in disputes over power transactions.

In addition, Dan serves on Sutherland’s Climate Change law team, working with clients to identify and capitalize on opportunities and respond to business challenges impacted by climate change policies and regulations.

Before joining Sutherland, Dan served as a law clerk for the Honorable Danny Boggs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Education

J.D., The University of Chicago Law School, 1993, Senior Comment Editor, The University of Chicago Legal Forum, Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

B.A., magna cum laude, University of Washington, 1990, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia, Virginia