State of California and the Public Utilities Commission of the State of New York
Amici Curiae
Gary M. Cohen, Counsel of RecordThe State of California deregulated its electric utilities in the mid-1990s and recently faced a serious shortage of energy, which resulted in widespread blackouts and necessitated State intervention. It blames FERC, in part, for the crisis and argues that States should maintain control of their energy industries. Gary M. Cohen is general counsel for the California Public Utilities Commission. He is also a founding partner of the law firm Blumenfield & Cohen, where he specializes in telecommunications and antitrust law. He received his law degree in 1968 from the State University of New York at…
