Ellen Swyler Young is a Principal of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, P.C. Ms. Young concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of energy and the environment, with particular emphasis on legislative and regulatory issues relating to the electricity industry. She has expertise in litigation, administrative law and agency practice, and legislative practice, including legislative analysis, drafting and strategy development and implementation. Ms. Young has represented clients in both the legislative debates on and subsequent administrative implementation of major energy and environmental legislation, including the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. She represents clients before Congress and administrative agencies in connection with a wide variety of energy policy issues, including electric industry restructuring, energy efficiency and renewable energy, new technology development and deployment, alternative transportation fuels and vehicles, and appropriations for federal energy programs. Ms. Young also represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in rulemaking proceedings as well as administrative litigation. She also advises clients on a wide range of issues related to influencing policy development at the Federal level, including campaign finance regulations, lobbying requirements and House and Senate rules and procedures. Prior to joining Stuntz & Davis in July, 1995, Ms. Young was Counsel to Van Ness Feldman. Before entering private practice, Ms. Young served in staff capacities with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Ms. Young received her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the American University, Washington, D.C. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and is a member of the Energy Bar Association.