Mona focuses her practice on oil and product pipelines, natural gas, and electric utility regulation. This encompasses all aspects of project development and acquisitions, project siting and permitting, environmental concerns, contract negotiations and transactional issues, tariffs, ratemaking and regulatory rate litigation, and the implementation of environmental justice issues by different agencies. Mona specializes in counseling clients on best practices to avoid administrative actions by federal regulatory agencies.
Mona also advises clients on general corporate matters and legislative issues, including corporate governance, infrastructure security, and risk management. In addition, Mona assists residential and commercial appliance manufacturers in navigating federal and state energy efficiency regulations and the ENERGY STAR program. Specifically, she helps clients request waivers from, and changes to, energy efficiency standards to fit unique circumstances and accommodate advanced technologies; resolve energy efficiency enforcement actions; and develop legislative advocacy strategies and policy recommendations. A large part of Mona’s practice includes assisting clients with regulatory due diligence matters during the purchase and sale of energy assets.
Mona represents clients before the:
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Department of Energy
- Department of Commerce
- Environmental Protection Agency
- State and Federal Courts
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- Department of Treasury
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of State
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Prior to returning to Van Ness Feldman, where she practiced for the first 10 years of her career, Mona served as Senior Legal Counsel to TransCanada. Mona was one of the only U.S.-credentialed attorneys based in TransCanada’s headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. In that role, she managed U.S. federal and state regulatory issues and governmental affairs for the company’s oil and natural gas pipeline business and Western power business. She advised the company on strategic and regulatory compliance matters, including those related to rates, capacity access, open seasons, tariffs, terms of service, transportation agreements, and commercial arrangements. Mona’s work also included advising clients regarding cross-border issues, managing global customs and international trade issues for the company and advising on efficient and effective movements of goods across borders. Her project work with TransCanada included infrastructure projects in the State of Alaska.
Mona is an active participant in the firm’s pro bono practice and is the co-coordinator of the Pipeline & LNG Practice. She currently serves as the firm's Deputy Treasurer and is on the firm’s Recruiting Committee and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Previously Mona was one of the firm’s Associate Coordinators and was responsible for managing the firm’s associates.