Having worked closely with Congress and executive branch agencies of the US government for more than 30 years, as well as having a specific background and familiarity working with many of the agencies, including the Department of Energy and the Department of Treasury, Hunter Johnston is able to guide his clients through a wide range of government affairs issues, regulatory and legislative matters. He has extensive experience working with the US House of Representatives and the US Senate and has represented clients before Congress and the Executive Branch on matters in various industries, including energy, tax, telecommunications, appropriations, defense, transportation, and infrastructure. Hunter also retains substantive experience working in his native state of Louisiana, and he has a broad knowledge of Louisiana business and politics.

Hunter has extensive experience developing and financing greenfield energy projects, both domestically and internationally. Recently, he was a leader in the carbon capture coalition that was responsible for passage of the rewrite of the 45Q tax credit. He has also counseled clients regarding the wind production tax credit and other matters in the wind industry. He counsels clients in connection with the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program authorized in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and with the energy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as well as other energy tax credits and programs.

Dr. Marie Fagan is the Chief Economist at London Economics International, LLC. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Dr. Fagan has conducted research and consulted in energy economics for over 30 years. Her work has spanned international upstream (exploration, development, and production) midstream (transportation) and downstream (refining) oil and gas, global coal, North American gas markets, and North American power markets including regulated and de-regulated systems. Dr. Fagan has worked on a broad range of issues, including pipeline economics, rail transport analysis, and oil supply and demand. She has deep expertise in oil and gas production economics, and natural gas and electric power distribution. She has advised C-suite industry clients, buy-side and sell-side financial clients, as well as regulators; she serves as an expert witness in litigation and regulatory matters related to oil, gas, and electric power.

From 1996-2014, Dr. Fagan was with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (“CERA,” now IHS Markit). Before joining CERA, she served as an economist with the United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”). Dr. Fagan is the author of original research with publications in academic and industry journals. She holds a PhD in Economics from the American University in Washington, DC.