Ruta Skučas is a partner at the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the Power practice group. Ruta advises her clients on energy issues, focusing primarily on electric and natural gas matters, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as state and federal entities.
Prior to joining the firm, Ruta served as a partner at a full-service law firm where she focused her practice on reliability, project development, and energy trading. Ruta has a unique background that provides value to her clients. Following graduation from law school, she served as law clerk to several FERC Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), where she assisted the ALJs in administrative litigation and settlements. Ruta returned to FERC after eight years of private practice, where she worked in FERC's Office of General Counsel where she drafted orders relating to PJM, MISO, electric reliability, and natural gas. She also served as Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur’s legal advisor, focusing particularly on PJM, MISO, and natural gas issues. She helped the commissioner shape electric and natural gas policy, including on transmission planning and cost allocation through Order No. 1000.
