February 17, 2026
New York, NY (February 17, 2026) --- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that energy regulatory attorney Fredrick Wilson has joined the Firm as a partner. He is based in the Washington, DC office.
Eric Pogue, Willkie’s Global Chair of Power & Renewable Energy, commented: “Fred brings a broad range of diverse experience, significant legal, regulatory and technical knowledge and proven success helping clients navigate transactions, projects and related regulatory issues in the energy space. He will be a great addition to our global energy team, and we are pleased to welcome him to Willkie.”
Fred advises a wide range of stakeholders in the energy industry on regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), project development, and complex transactions. His clients include investor-owned utilities, generation & transmission cooperatives, independent power producers and transmission companies, energy marketers, large industrial consumers, financial institutions, natural gas pipelines, and shippers. He has significant experience with RTO/ISO market rules and issues under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and Public Utility Holding Company Act.
As a FERC attorney before joining private practice, Fred previously served as a trial attorney in FERC’s Office of Administrative Litigation and as legal advisor to a Commissioner. Prior to his legal career, Fred worked in engineering roles in the energy industry involving transmission planning, production cost modeling, substation design, and NERC program administration. Fred joins Willkie from Troutman Pepper.
Fred commented: “Willkie has deep transactional and regulatory capabilities in the power and utilities sector, and the Firm’s significant investment in its global energy platform is an excellent fit for my practice. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work alongside talented colleagues across the Firm to further strengthen Willkie’s market-leading work.”
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