Doreen U. Saia, Chair of the Albany office Energy & Natural Resources Practice, has a wide-ranging energy law practice focused on the representation of national and international corporations that own and operate electric generating facilities and engage in financial transactions trading electricity products. She has been actively involved in state and federal regulatory proceedings concerning the deregulation of electricity markets throughout the Northeast, the siting of new generating facilities and cost-of-service ratemaking. Doreen was instrumental in developing the structure of the New York Independent System Operator, the independent administrator of the New York wholesale electric markets, and continues to play a pivotal role in the ongoing development of the competitive wholesale market in New York. She has also been engaged in the development of the competitive markets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, including efforts to design pay for performance mechanisms to address market power mitigation considerations and to address the accommodation of State public policy issues.
Concentrations
•Energy law
•Governmental affairs
•Environmental law
•Commercial law
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, City & State, 'Upstate Power 100,' 2025
•Selected, City & State, 'Trailblazers in Law,' 2024
•Selected, City & State, 'Energy & Environment Power 100,' 2022-2023
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2023-2025
•Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2023-2025
•Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market, 2023-2025
•Listed, Chambers Global, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2022-2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2026
•Energy Law, 2010-2026
•Energy Regulatory Law, 2022-2026
•Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), 2026
•'Lawyer of the Year,' Energy Law, Albany, 2014,2018, 2020, and 2023
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2020-2023 and 2025
•Energy Regulation: Electric Power, 2023 and 2025
•Energy Regulation: Conventional Power, 2020-2022
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide
•Nationwide - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2021-2022
•New York - Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market, 2008-2022
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2008-2021
•Listed, Capital Region Living, 'Best Lawyers in the Capital Region,' 2018
•Team Member, Best Lawyers in America 'Top Listed - Government Relations,' 2018
•Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers 'Government Relations Law Firm of the Year,' 2014