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PARTNER

Contact Information
Phone:  (617) 835-5113
Email: jkantor@keyesfox.com

California
580 California St., 12th Floor       
San Francisco, CA 94104

Admissions
• State Bar of California

Practice

Julia’s practice focuses on expanding market opportunities for distributed energy resources and other clean energy technologies, promoting community choice aggregation, and countering anti-competitive utility policies. Julia advocates to advance clients’ regulatory and policy goals in proceedings before state public utilities commissions, advises clients on regulatory interpretation and compliance matters, and works with clients to develop proposed legislation.

Prior to joining Keyes & Fox LLP, Julia was a member of the Energy and Infrastructure Group at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where her practice focused on project development, financing, and mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy sector. During her time at New York University School of Law, Julia worked as a summer law clerk at the Sierra Club and as a clinical intern at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Representative Work

  • Represented solar and storage clients in net energy metering matters to advance strong solar policy and block proposed discriminatory charges on solar customers.
  • Advocated in clean energy and electrification program proceedings to secure program design modifications aimed at boosting program participation and fostering competitive markets.
  • Advised clients on various issues of legal and regulatory interpretation to inform business strategy and clean energy project design.
  • Counseled solar and storage industry association clients on a range of matters, including legal challenges to state public utilities commission decisions.
  • Litigated utility general rate cases on behalf of community choice aggregator clients on various issues related to promoting fair market competition and eliminating cost shifts between customer groups.
  • Represented ratepayer interests in utility corporate restructuring cases at the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 2017
    • Review of Law & Social Change, Senior Articles Editor
  • B.A., Public Policy, Brown University, 2012
    • Magna Cum Laude
    • Phi Beta Kappa