Emma F. Hand

Emma F. Hand is a founding partner and leader of Dentons' award-winning Energy Practice, serving as US Energy Sector Co-Lead. Her practice focuses on Energy Law, and she plays an essential role on the US federal and state regulatory team, advising public power entities, municipalities, large energy customers and load-serving entities.

Emma has extensive experience litigating before administrative agencies and tribunals at the federal and state government levels, representing clients in appeals from agency decisions and rulemakings, and counselling clients on energy efficiency and all sources of electric generation, including renewables and distributed generation.

She has also counselled large energy users, including data centers and large manufacturers, on power purchase agreements, self-supply options, negotiations with utilities, transmission and distribution access, applicable state and federal regulations, and regulatory compliance. Her signature clients include the City of New Orleans, CPS Energy in San Antonio, Rayburn Electric Cooperative and the Alliance to Save Energy.

Highly regarded by her peers, Emma served as President of the Energy Bar Association for 2016-17 and has served on the boards of directors of the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association and the Foundation of the Energy Law Journal. She holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA, with High Distinction, from the University of Virginia. She is ranked as a "Leading Lawyer" in Energy Litigation: Electric Power by The Legal 500 US and recognised in Best Lawyers in America for Energy Regulatory Law.