JACQUELINE HARDY

jhd5e2f8@westpost.net
37 Midland Avenue, Apt. 2 973-746-5768 (home)
Montclair, New Jersey 07042 973-919-2643 (cell)

PROFILE
Accomplished attorney with twenty-two years of experience devising and implement
ing practical solutions to complex legal problems to minimize liability and liti
gation. Strengths include sound business judgment; excellent written and verbal
communication and interpersonal skills; and proactive communication with approp
riate business units to ensure legal results reflect business objectives.
EXPERIENCE
LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, Uniondale, New York, August 2009 to Present
Assistant General Counsel: Manage all litigation involving the Long Islan
d Power Authority ("LIPA"), the third largest municipally owned electric utility
in the country, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). Supe
rvised and worked with outside counsel on issues involving the NYISO, PJM and IS
O-NE and on pleadings and briefs filed with FERC. Negotiate contracts, includin
g the Smart Grid sub-award agreement between the NYISO and the New York electric
utilities and ISDA master agreements. Worked with outside counsel to provide g
eneral legal advice on the tolling agreement and fuel management agreement betwe
en LIPA and National Grid Generation LLC. Attended the following training: "FERC
Electricity 101" sponsored by EUCI and "New York Market Orientation Course" spo
nsored by the NYISO.
NJR SERVICE CORPORATION (NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, NEW JERSEY NATURAL GA
S COMPANY, NJR ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY AND NJR HOME SERVICES COMPANY), Wall, New
Jersey, March 1997 to May 2006
Senior Regulatory Counsel: Reported directly and made recommendations to the Gen
eral Counsel. Provided legal services to various business units as member in sm
all legal department (three attorneys including the General Counsel) of Fortune
1000 company (parent company and three operating subsidiaries) with minimal supe
rvision.
Compliance
Provided legal advice to and represented regulated public utility before various
state regulatory agencies (primarily the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities)
in complex multiparty litigation to obtain approvals critical to company's busin
ess direction. Drafted and prepared regulatory filings. Also defended regulate
d public utility in state regulatory proceedings and occasionally represented re
gulated public utility in civil litigation matters. Provided legal advice to pa
rent company and unregulated operating companies, including the wholesale energy
trading company, the retail HVAC and plumbing company and the now dissolved/ina
ctive natural gas retail company on regulatory issues. Major accomplishments in
clude:
* Working with various business units to obtain regulatory approval of the affil
iate rules compliance plan; the exchange of environmentally contaminated manufac
tured gas plant sites by New Jersey Natural Gas Company and Jersey Central Power
& Light Company so that each utility would own solely certain sites that they f
ormerly owned jointly; and the spinout of the utility appliance service business
into separate unregulated subsidiary; and
* Settling four-year regulatory litigation with the New Jersey Department of Com
munity Affairs (NJDCA) that clearly delineated the jurisdictional responsibiliti
es of utilities in the State of New Jersey as regulated by the New Jersey Board
of Public Utilities and the NJDCA.
Contracts
Managed contracts process. Successfully negotiated routine and complex commerci
al contracts across an array of disciplines within tight time frames, including
wholesale natural gas purchase and sale and energy trading contracts and support
ing credit documents; computer contracts (software development, software impleme
ntation, license and maintenance); distribution and transmission pipeline and pl
ant construction contracts; equipment lease and maintenance contracts; financial
leases and services contracts; consulting contracts; service contracts, includi
ng environmental waste disposal contracts; real estate leases, including a real
estate construction lease, and real estate sale and exchange contracts; letters
of intent; notices to proceed; non-disclosure agreements; and changes to the Com
pany's standard purchase order form. Also worked closely with in-house attorney
responsible for civil litigation and risk management to ensure that such issues
were addressed in all contracts. Negotiated 200 to 400 contract documents annu
ally.
Major accomplishments include successfully negotiating and monitoring the follow
ing contracts:
* Contract for natural gas service with the United States military which involve
d the construction of a twelve mile distribution main along a route partially li
ttered with unexploded bombs and all underlying contracts with various third par
ty vendors;
* Multimillion construction contract to obtain new liquefied natural gas plant f
acilities, which included a new building and installation of state of the art bo
ilers;
* Numerous multimillion-dollar computer contracts within tight time frames to ca
pture significant price discounts spread over meaningful milestones and project
schedules;
* Unique contract with developer to permit developer to pursue the cheaper alter
native of retaining a third party contractor to install natural gas facilities i
nstead of the utility; and
* Numerous wholesale natural gas purchase and sale (NAESBs, GISBs and custom) an
d energy trading (ISDAs) contracts and supporting credit documents (credit suppo
rt annexes, letters of credit and guaranties) on a priority basis.
Investigations, Outside Counsel, Policies and Procedures
Worked closely with Human Resources, the General Counsel and the business unit t
o investigate alleged employee violations of the company code of conduct. Docum
ented the investigative process and maintained investigation procedures. Drafte
d witness statements and reports. Made recommendations to Human Resources and th
e General Counsel. Supervised outside counsel in civil litigation and transacti
onal matters involving environmental law, employment law, various federal and st
ate regulatory issues, intellectual property law, tax law, bankruptcy law and th
e Company's indenture. Drafted various corporate policies and procedures, inclu
ding document retention procedures, contract review procedure and credit policie
s for the energy trading and retail natural gas businesses and provided related
ongoing legal advice.
Employee Training and Presentations
Conducted annual code of conduct and affiliate rules compliance employee trainin
g sessions. Made presentations to the New Jersey Resources Corporation Board of
Directors and employee committees.
CULLEN AND DYKMAN, Brooklyn, New York, May 1993 to February 1997
Corporate Associate: Represented major public utility corporations before the Ne
w York Public Service Commission and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Advised clients on the regulatory implications of various business decisions. P
erformed extensive research and opinion writing on a wide array of public utilit
y law-related issues in the gas, electric, telecommunications and water industri
es. Analyzed decisions of public service commissions throughout the country and
decisions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and related state and fed
eral court decisions. Analyzed natural gas supply contracts. Participate in al
l phases of complex multiparty regulatory litigation including discovery; drafti
ng pleadings, memoranda, briefs and prefiled testimony; witness preparation; and
examination of witnesses at evidentiary hearings. Researched and drafted major
appellate brief appealing a decision of the New York Public Service Commission t
o the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division. Also represented utilit
y customer trade association and a utility marketing affiliate in utility rate p
roceedings before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, DIVISION OF RATE COUNSEL
, Newark, New Jersey, September 1989 to April 1993
Assistant Deputy Public Advocate: Represented the interests of utility customers
in complex multiparty regulatory proceedings before the New Jersey Board of Pub
lic Utilities. Served as lead counsel in major rate cases. Litigated regulator
y cases in the solid waste, water, and electric industries. Supervised and coor
dinated expert witnesses; assisted in the preparation of expert testimony; and p
lanned litigation strategy. Negotiated settlements. Prepared briefs and memora
nda. Attended public hearings. Reviewed and edited work of other attorneys in
office.
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, PASSAIC COUNTY, Paterson, New Jersey
Honorable Nicholas G. Mandak, Assignment Judge, August 1988 to September 1989
Judicial Clerkship: Briefed 200-300 assignment motions each motion period. Also
briefed orders to show cause and summary judgment motions in prerogative writ c
ases. Made recommendations to Judge regarding disposition of motions. Performe
d legal research; drafted letter opinion; acted as liaison between Judge and att
orneys, pro se litigants and support staff; and mediated small claims cases.
EDUCATION
SETON HALL LAW SCHOOL, Newark, New Jersey
Juris Doctor, May 1988
Admitted to the Bar: NEW JERSEY, December 1988; NEW YORK, April 1990
SAINT PETER'S COLLEGE, Jersey City, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, English, May 1983
References Available Upon Request