Andrea Okie
Education
M.P.P., University of California, Berkeley; B.A., economics, Colby College
Summary of Experience
Ms. Okie has conducted economic and financial analyses and managed case teams in support of academic and industry experts across engagements in securities and antitrust litigation, regulatory investigations, bankruptcy matters, arbitrations, and general commercial litigation. Her experience spans a wide variety of sectors and has included fact and expert discovery, class certification, liability and damages, and trial. Her antitrust work includes civil and criminal litigation surrounding a variety of alleged anticompetitive conduct and analyses of competition issues across a range of industries. Ms. Okie has worked on a number of matters at the intersection of antitrust and financial services, including alleged anticompetitive conduct related to foreign exchange rates, municipal bond markets, and financial product trading. She has assessed alleged misrepresentations and omissions in the underwriting of securities, including issues surrounding loss causation, falsity, materiality, and buy-side and sell-side due diligence; analyzed valuation issues in mergers and acquisitions; and evaluated REIT market corporate governance and industry dynamics. In the energy sector, Ms. Okie has estimated damages associated with failed projects; valued rights-of-way; and supported clients involved in market manipulation investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and state agencies. She has evaluated trading data, market power, and other competitive issues in oil, natural gas, propane, and electricity markets. Ms. Okie has published on many energy; environmental; and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics and authored white papers and reports for foundations, regional transmission organizations, and industry organizations. Ms. Okie is vice-chair of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section.
- Analysis of Economic Feasibility of Proposed Coal Plant
- CFTC v. Hunter and FERC v. Hunter
- Consultants Study CEO Perspectives and Recommendations on California’s Advanced Energy Policies
- Pirnik v. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, et al.
- Quantifying Energy Savings and Emission Reductions under the Section 111(d) Carbon Pollution Standard
- State of North Carolina, ex rel. Roy Cooper, Attorney General, v. Tennessee Valley Authority
- The Economic Impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States
- The People of the State of California v. Vitol Inc., et al. and In re: California Gasoline Spot Market Antitrust Litigation
- Toyota Industries and Cascade Corporation Transaction
- United States v. Mark David Radley, et al.
- US v. Penn, et al.
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Managing Multiple Expert Witnesses: Best Practices and Pitfalls
American Bar Association Section of Litigation, The Woman Advocate, August 17, 2017
2017 -
Ohio's Electricity Future: Assessment of Context and Options
White Paper, April 2015
2015 -
Crediting Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions from Energy Efficiency Investments
White Paper, March 2014
2014 -
EPA’s Clean Power Plan: States’ Tools for Reducing Costs and Increasing Benefits to Consumers
White Paper, July 2014
2014 -
Assessment of EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Program Ramp Rates and Savings Levels
White Paper, December 2014
2014 -
The Economic Potential of Energy Efficiency: A Resource Potentially Unlocked by the Clean Power Plan
White Paper, December 2014
2014 -
California's Advanced Energy Economy: Advanced Energy Business Leaders’ Perspectives and Recommendations on California’s Energy Policies
Report prepared for the Advanced Energy Economy Institute, February 2013
2013 -
Demand Response in Capacity Markets: Reliability, Dispatch and Emission Outcomes
Electricity Journal, November 2012, Vol. 25, Issue 9
2012 -
The Economic Impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on Ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States
White Paper, November 2011
2011 -
Strategic Options for Investment in Transmission in Support of Offshore Wind Development in Massachusetts
Commissioned by the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust (MRET)
2009
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September 17, 2024
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April 20, 2023
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August 12, 2022
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August 12, 2021