Education
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American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1979
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University of South Florida, B.A., with honors, 1971
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Maryland
Court Admissions
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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Maryland Court of Appeals
Awards and Honors
- Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service from President George W. Bush (2008)
- FERC Chairman’s Medal for Leadership (2007)
- FERC Exemplar of Public Service Award (2005)
- Federal Bar Association’s Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section and District of Columbia Chapter Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of outstanding public service (2005)
- FERC Award for Leadership Excellence (2001)
- Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service from President Clinton (1997)
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Cynthia A. Marlette focuses her practice on energy matters, including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulation and related energy laws and policies.
Ms. Marlette has 30 years of experience in regulatory and policy issues affecting the nation’s energy industries. She served six years as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) general counsel and was responsible for providing legal and policy advice in all areas of the agency’s regulation, including: transmission and sales for resale of electric energy in interstate commerce; independent system operators and regional transmission organizations; reliability of the U.S. bulk power system; hydroelectric licensing and compliance; mergers and acquisitions of public utilities and utility holding companies; energy contract and tariff disputes; certification of cogeneration and small renewable power facilities; natural gas transportation and wholesale sales in interstate commerce; certification of natural gas pipeline projects and natural gas storage facilities; siting of LNG terminals; and FPA/NGA compliance issues.
In addition to twice serving as general counsel of FERC, Ms. Marlette held a number of other positions at the agency including principal deputy general counsel, associate general counsel and legal advisor to the chairman. As principal deputy general counsel, she directed the agency’s implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which involved over a dozen rulemakings under new authorities granted by Congress. Ms. Marlette also spent 10 years as associate general counsel for hydroelectric and electric matters and has extensive expertise in the Federal Power Act. She oversaw the drafting of Order No. 888, the FERC’s landmark 1996 rulemaking which opened up the nation’s electric transmission grid to non-discriminatory access and laid the foundation for competitive wholesale power markets, and participated in the rule’s successful defense before the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Marlette has testified before numerous congressional committees on proposed energy legislation, including the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Utility Holding Company Act reform, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. She has worked with congressional offices, diverse regulated entities, trade and customer groups, state agencies and commissions, and other federal government agencies on energy legislative and regulatory issues, and in resolving inter-agency conflicts. She also is an adjunct professor at the American University Washington College of Law, teaching regulation of energy.
Professional Affiliations:
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association
- Foundation of the Energy Law Journal, Member – Board of Directors (2006-2009)
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