Sitemap		Regulatory/Administrative Compliance Situations may arise in which existing, amended, or new regulations adversely impact businesses' various operations. BKBH provides a broad range of administrative law services, including drafting of rules and comments, testifying at hearings and working one-on-one with state and federal regulators to resolve problems. In addition, it may be necessary to participate in contested administrative matters before state or federal agencies. BKBH has extensive experience representing clients in all kinds of administrative proceedings. We regularly participate in contested case proceedings and are experienced in implementing and coordinating administrative litigation strategies. Energy Deregulation and Re-regulation BKBH represents domestic and out-of-state businesses on a wide variety of energy-related matters. For these clients, we provide a variety of legal services, including transactional, regulatory, litigation services and lobbying before local state and federal bodies. BKBH's energy clients include producers, processors, transporters, distributors, marketers and users of all forms of energy, including wind, natural gas, electricity, oil and coal. Our commercial and public policy lawyers work closely with those energy clients in a continuing effort to assist them in adapting to changing regulatory and market conditions. Such assistance has included drafting and lolbbying deregulation legislation, development and financing power projects, negotiation and renegotiation of power purchase and sale agreements and construction contracts and operating agreements, structuring and negotiation of the sale and acquisition of energy reserves, and creation of strategic energy alliances. Telecommunications Deregulation and Re-regulation For more than twenty years, BKBH attorneys have represented members of the telecommunications industry on all types of issues arising under state laws and regulations. Our attorneys has appeared before Congress, the Montana State Legislature and the Montana Public Service Commission as general and special counsel to numerous industry participants, including incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers; wireless telecommunications service providers; video service providers; internet service providers; and other related telecommunications companies. Return to: Practice Areas List
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