FERC Chairman Chatterjee names new General Counsel

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Neil Chatterjee announced this week the selection of James P. Danly as General Counsel at the Commission, effective Sept. 18.

“I am pleased to welcome James to the Commission,” Chatterjee said. “His addition strengthens our already excellent Office of the General Counsel. He has served our country with honor and distinction, and I look forward to his counsel and guidance at the Commission.”

Danly is a former U.S. Army officer and served two deployments to Iraq. His first deployment was with an infantry company in Baghdad and his second was on staff at Multi-National Force—Iraq. He has received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Before joining FERC, Danly worked at the energy regulation and litigation group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP. Prior to that, he served as law clerk to Judge Danny Boggs at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and was also previously a managing director of the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington, D.C.-based military think tank. He also served an International Affairs Fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Danly earned his juris doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Yale University. He is licensed to practice law before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

David Morenoff served as FERC General Counsel since February 2017 and previously served as General Counsel and Acting General Counsel, He will resume duties as Deputy General Counsel.

“I want to thank David for his outstanding leadership of the Office of the General Counsel, particularly during the period when the Commission was without a quorum,” Chatterjee said. “I look forward to continuing to work with him.”