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SENIOR ASSOCIATE

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 utility commissions, advises clients on regulatory interpretation and compliance matters, and works with clients to develop their legislative advocacy goals and draft 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 clients in net energy metering matters, advocating for strong solar policy.  Worked with a coalition of parties to block proposed discriminatory charges on solar customers in California.
  • 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.
  • Litigated utility general rate cases and other ratemaking proceedings on behalf of community choice aggregator clients on various issues related to promoting fair market competition and limiting ratepayer harm.
  • Successfully countered a utility application for approval of a proof of concept procurement transaction that would have improperly allocated costs to community choice aggregator ratepayers.

    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