Jessica Spuhler - Anchorage, AK

Jessica Spuhler has extensive experience in natural resources, environmental, public utility, oil and gas and administrative law, assisting utilities, municipal governments, native corporations, and private entities to navigate complex federal, state, and local and regulatory requirements and laws. Jessica regularly takes the lead in projects in the Firm's municipal and public utility law practice groups and assists clients with regulatory compliance and matters, government contracting, power purchase agreements, and utility tariff filings. She has assisted clients in resolving issues raised in developing efficient power generation and transmission arrangements in the Homer - Fairbanks Railbelt grid, including related to incorporating renewable energy and generation from independent power producers. In addition to the assistance Jessica provides clients in public and private transactions, she advocates for her clients interests in federal and state court and before federal, state, and local administrative agencies, including the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. She has also filed amicus briefs on behalf of clients in the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court on environmental and constitutional matters.

Jessica began her career assisting clients in the oil and gas industry where she served her clients interests both in court and the board room. In addition to her tenure at Shell Oil during its most recent Alaska offshore exploration efforts, Jessica served as a petroleum land manager for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and as an Attorney-Advisor in the Department of Interior's Solicitor's Office where she advised the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service. Jessica’s breadth of experience provides her clients unique insight on the interplay of local, state, and federal law and regulation. She prides herself on seeking practical and proactive solutions for her clients and believes relationships are best built through clear and honest communication and responsiveness.

Jessica currently volunteers and serves on the Board of Directors for Challenge Alaska and devotes substantial hours to pro bono matters.