Study Group: DOT Regulation & Policy Experts: Lawyers
Council Members in this Study Group: 44
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Andrew LipmanPartner & Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
Andrew D. Lipman is Partner and Chair of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC. He specializes in communications law and related fields, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative...
- Peter Pfohl
Partner
SLOVER & LOFTUS
Peter Pfohl is Partner of Slover & Loftus, a boutique law firm located in Washington, DC, where he specializes in transportation law. He regularly participates in Surface Transportation Board (STB) proceedings, with a focus on rail transportation. Mr....
- Robert Rosenberg
Partner
SLOVER & LOFTUS
Robert Rosenberg is a Partner at Slover & Loftus in Washington, DC, practicing primarily in the fields of transportation and energy. His specialties include coal transportation and coal supply matters, railroad rate relief for captive shippers, damages...
- Leonard Coburn
President
Coburn International Energy CoLeonard L. Coburn is the President of Coburn International Energy in Washington, DC, where he focuses on international energy issues with a concentration on Russia, Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Middle East. He specializes on oil, gas, political risk,...
- Michael McBride
Partner
VAN NESS FELDMAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONMichael McBride is Partner at Van Ness Feldman in Washington, DC, where he concentrates in litigation, especially that involving transportation, environmental issues, and rate making. For many years he has represented Edison Electric Institute and various...
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Russia's Financial Turmoil Forces New Oil Tax Changes
September 23, 2008
Analysis by: Leonard Coburn, President,Additional Oil Tax Cuts by 2010 | themoscowtimes.com
Russia's primary revenue sources are taxes on oil and gas. Russia's oil taxes have been falling as oil prices fall and Russian oil production stagnates. Additional oil tax changes wil occur to spur new oil productiion and increase revenues.
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Surface Transportation Board Proposes Revising Railroad Cost of Capital Methodology
August 16, 2007
Analysis by: Robert Rosenberg, Partner,STB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Railroad Cost of Capital Methodology | www.stb.dot.gov
The Surface Transportation Board has proposed to change its methodology for calculating the railroad industry cost of capital. The cost of capital is used for several regulatory purposes. Lowering the cost of capital, as proposed by the agency, could increase the rate relief available to captive shippers.
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March 21, 2007
Analysis by: Leonard Coburn, President,New Pipeline Will Bypass the Bosporus but Involve Russia | www.nytimes.com
1. A Bosporus pipeline bypass would alleviate the congestion in the crowded straits, provide access to a deepwater port, and potentially allow more crude oil shipments from Russia and Central Asia.
2. Similar proposals for a direct bypass have been discussed for more than a decade and none has come to fruition, with the exception of the BTC pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline) transporting crude oil from the Caspian Sea directly to the Mediterranean Turkish port of Ceyhan.
3. The big question whether the economics and politics are sufficient for the latest proposal and whether the pipeline actually will built. -
February 16, 2007
Analysis by: Leonard Coburn, President,Report: Russia, Iran in talks on gas cartel | money.cnn.com
- Gas is an increasingly important commodity in world energy markets and a price-fixing cartel would raise alarm bells around the globe
- Russia, Iran and Qatar are the three largest gas reserve owners. President Putin recently visited Qatar to expand energy cooperation. Russia is close to Iran since it is their supplier for commercial nuclear technology and weapons. Energy cooperation is high on the Russia-Iran agenda.
- Despite these contacts, it is unlikely that a gas cartel will emerge due to the significant differences between oil and gas trade. -
The Russian Energy Conversation: Implications at the G-8
July 13, 2006
Analysis by: Leonard Coburn, President,Russian Energy Policy Doesn't Match Its G-8 Talk | online.wsj.com
The article reviews:
-- G-8 Summit
-- Russia Energy Policy
--- European and U.S. Reactions and Policy Implications
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Law Firm (general practice/large)
- Law Firm (Boutique / Specialized)
- Lobbying Firm
- Individual Attorney
- Policy or Political Consulting Firm
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Partner
- Attorney
- Legal Counsel