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Luke F. Piontek

Areas of Experience:
Regulatory and Administrative Law
Contract Disputes and Corporate Litigation
Complex Commercial Transaction and Real Estate Law
Personal Injury Litigation

Currently representating various stakeholders, including industrial, commercial and residential ratepayers, power marketers, power project developers and cogenerators requiring trials of rate cases and numerous complaint proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission, state and federal courts. Also representing commercial clients in contract and transaction areas.

Admitted to bar in 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education:
Louisiana State University, B.A. 1986; J.D. 1989;
Pi Sigma Alpha Member

Member:
Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations

Representative Cases:
CII Carbon, LLC v. Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
LPSC Docket No. U-23968
Complaint proceeding on behalf of small cogenerator against incumbent electric utility for underpayment of avoided costs to the client, as mandated by PURPA. Confidential settlement with refunds to cogenerator client entered after Administrative Law Judge rendered final recommendation in favor of cogenerator. The final recommendation represents the only successful challenge to a utility's avoided cost methodology and payments by a cogenerator before the LPSC.

Wilbert J. Levier, et al. v. Cleco Corp., et al.
(Class Action and LPSC proceeding - Electric Utility Overcharge and Antitrust Case)
LPSC Docket No. U-26994
27th Judicial District Court (Suit No. 03-C-3206)
Parish of St. Landry
Judge James T. Genovese
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
$16 Million Settlement with future benefits

Linda Delaney, et al. v. Entergy Louisiana Inc., et al
(Class Action and LPSC proceeding - Electric Utility Overcharge and Antitrust Case)
LPSC Docket No. U-23356
CDC - Parish of New Orleans (No. 98-9211)
Judge Yada T. Magee
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
$75 Million Settlement with future benefits of $75 Million

The Daily Advertiser, et al v. Trans-La, et al
(Class Action and LPSC proceeding - Natural Gas Utility Overcharge and Antitrust Case)
LPSC Docket No. U-19997
15th JDC - Parish of Lafayette
(No. 91-1279-D)
Honorable Edward D. Rubin
Co-Counsel for Defendants
$12 Million Settlement

Description of Practice:
Mr. Piontek possesses extensive experience representing regulated public utilities and other regulated entities before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (“LPSC”) in rate cases, cost-of-service investigations, prudence investigations, complaint proceedings, rule-making proceedings, and various other regulatory proceedings affecting natural gas, transportation, and pilotage services. He also represents commercial, industrial, and residential ratepayers, as well as developers of cogeneration projects, in matters involving electricity and water and sewerage service before the LPSC, other regulatory bodies, and in state and federal courts. Mr. Piontek’s commercial law experience extends to contract and transactional issues, and litigation of antitrust claims and unfair trade practices claims. He also represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of class action cases involving issues such as antitrust and breach of contract.

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