Charlie Read practices energy and public utilities law in Jones Day's Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices. He heads the firm's energy regulatory practice in California, handling matters concerning electric power, telecommunications and pipelines in state and federal court and before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission and other state commissions. His clients include public utilities, renewable and fossil fuel power producers, energy marketers and traders as well as investors and lenders in these sectors. Charlie has taught a course on energy law at the UCLA Law School.