Kelly A. Daly

Kelly Daly represents publicly and privately held companies, government agencies, municipalities and coalitions in complex negotiations, and on transactional and regulatory matters, compliance issues and strategic projects. She has extensive experience in the natural gas, electric and oil industries on matters and in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Federal Appellate Courts. In addition, Kelly advises and represents a broad range of clients (including agricultural, utility, construction, defense contractors, food manufacturing, real estate, medical/healthcare and police and fire departments) on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) matters before local, state and federal legislative bodies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Kelly began her legal career in the Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice and subsequently served in the role of an Attorney Advisor to the Administrative Law Judges at the FERC. Kelly has held an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell for 15 years.

Representative Presentations and Publications

• President Declares National Emergency: Foreign Adversaries Creating Vulnerability in U.S. Electric Grid, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 5, 2020)
• PHMSA Issues COVID-19 Notice Relaxing Enforcement Actions for Gas and Liquids Pipelines, Gas Storage Facilities and LNG Facilities, Author, Snell & Wilmer Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law Blog (April 10, 2020)
• COVID-19 Drones to the Rescue: An Opportunity to Shine, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 2, 2020)
• The NRC Responds to Nuclear Plant Work-Hour Concerns Prompted by COVID-19, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 31, 2020)
• FERC and NERC Get Ahead of COVID-19 to Ensure Electric Grid Reliability, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 26, 2020)
• FERC Issues COVID-19 Response to Address Filing Deadlines and Conferences, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 26, 2020)
• PHMSA Issues COVID-19 Notice Relaxing Enforcement Actions for Gas and Liquids Pipelines, Gas Storage Facilities and LNG Facilities, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 24, 2020)
• FERC Adopts Favorable Buckeye XPress Environmental Assessment; Greenhouse Gas Emissions Not a Prohibitive Factor, Co-Author, S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law Blog (February 28, 2020)
• FAA Proposes Long-Awaited, Major Rulemaking Governing Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Drones, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (December 31, 2019)
• DOJ Announces New Drone Policy, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (December 3, 2019)
•Air & Waste Management Association Midwest Section Environmental Technical Conference, Presenter, Chicago, Illinois (February 27, 2018)
•Energy, Utility and Environment Conference, Presenter, San Diego, California (February 3, 2016)
•Energy Bar Association Midwest Conference, Presenter, Chicago, Illinois (March 31, 2015)
•American Public Power Association Legal Seminar, Presenter, Key West, Florida (October 2015)
• Gas-electric coordination heats up in the Southwest, Quoted, Platt's Gas Daily (November 19, 2014)

Professional Recognition and Awards

•The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law (2007-2020)
•Public Utilities Fortnightly, Nation's Top 25 Regulatory Utility Lawyers (2011)

Community Involvement

•Franciscan Renewal Center, Phoenix, Arizona
•Board of Directors (2014-present)
•Youth basketball volunteer coach (1998-present)
•Habitat for Humanity (2013-present)
•Love Grows (philanthropic group connecting children and teens with service projects for elderly/ convalescent individuals) (2013-present)

Related News & Events

• Dec 04
Snell & Wilmer's Environmental and Natural Resources Group Grows with Addition of Kelly A. Daly

Related Publications

• May 05
President Declares National Emergency: Foreign Adversaries Creating Vulnerability in U.S. Electric Grid

• Apr 02
COVID-19 Drones to the Rescue: An Opportunity to Shine

• Mar 31
The NRC Responds to Nuclear Plant Work-Hour Concerns Prompted by COVID-19

• Mar 26
FERC Issues COVID-19 Response to Address Filing Deadlines and Conferences

• Mar 26
FERC and NERC Get Ahead of COVID-19 to Ensure Electric Grid Reliability

• Mar 23
PHMSA Issues COVID-19 Notice Relaxing Enforcement Actions for Gas and Liquids Pipelines, Gas Storage Facilities and LNG Facilities

• Dec 31
FAA Proposes Long-Awaited, Major Rulemaking Governing Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Drones

• Dec 03
DOJ Announces New Drone Policy