Profile
Michael Boldt provides clients with incisive advocacy in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. He is a tactical counselor and litigator with wide-ranging experience working in energy markets and highly regulated industries. He advises investor-owned utilities, data centers, power generation businesses, tax equity investors, electric cooperatives, and large load customers in ERCOT, MISO, PJM, SPP, and before state regulatory commissions nationwide, including the Public Utility Commission of Texas. He also counsels clients on power supply agreements, electric interconnections, behind-the-meter arrangements, and regulatory compliance in complex commercial transactions and high-stakes litigation.
Concentrations
- Energy litigation and dispute resolution
- State electricity regulatory matters
- Energy matters related to data center development and operations
- Electricity market regulation and compliance
- Power supply and energy contracting
- Electric interconnection and grid access issues
- Electric regulatory litigation
- Energy market transactions and commercial disputes
主要执业方向
主要执业经验
- Obtained a $700 million reduction to ERCOT’s $2.1 billion claim as special counsel to the debtor in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding. At trial, Michael cross-examined ERCOT’s former CEO, its Head of Market Design, and was the principal architect of the client’s litigation strategy.°
- Negotiated multibillion-dollar electric services agreement on behalf of hyperscaler in connection with the single largest private investment in Michigan’s history.°
- Representation of AI data center developers, electric utilities, and electric cooperatives on large load interconnections and power supply agreements.°
- Representation of hospitals in connection with behind-the-meter arrangements, private use networks, and retail electric supply.°
- Representation of a large multinational tax equity investor with wind, solar, and battery storage transactions.°
- Defended a state’s transmission-siting legislation against constitutional Commerce and Contracts Clause challenges.°
- Representation of electric cooperatives, utilities, and large industrials in dozens of rate cases and the entire spectrum of electric regulatory litigation.°
- Representation of investor-owned utilities in obtaining state certification to construct generation and transmission assets in ERCOT and MISO.°
- Provided appellate counsel in a condemnation trial, earning a complete defense verdict in South Texas.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Boldt prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
荣誉和领导力
- Listed, Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers, Energy: State Regulatory and Litigation, 2021-2025
- Listed, Best Lawyers, Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law, 2025-2026
- Recognized, The Legal 500 United States, Energy Regulation: Electric Power, 2025
- Member, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, 2018-Present
资历
- J.D., Harvard Law School
- B.A., summa cum laude, Texas Christian University
- Texas