Barry Hyman
Barry draws from a deep well of experience to help clients navigate complex issues in an increasingly regulated legal environment.

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An accomplished trial attorney, he is known for his effective representation of public utilities, independent power producers, natural gas companies and other energy industry participants.
Barry understands the energy business. He succeeds by devising and implementing litigation strategies, and achieving desired results, consistent with his clients’ regulatory obligations and business objectives.
Barry has been admitted to appear pro hac vice in state and federal district courts throughout the United States, including New York, Texas, Florida, West Virginia, Utah, Ohio, California, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Barry has represented energy companies around the country in a wide array of federal and state court cases, arbitrations, mediations and administrative proceedings involving:
- Clean Air Act citizens’ suits
- Transportation and marketing of natural gas
- Construction of utility-scale renewable energy projects
- Power purchase agreements
- Open access transmission tariffs
- Natural gas sales agreements
- Power plant partnership disputes
- Power plant maintenance agreements
- Turbine defect claims
- Regional transmission partnership issues
- Government contracts
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Force majeure provisions
- Asset and stock purchase and sale agreements
- Shareholder derivative litigation
- Executive compensation disputes
- Internal investigations
Client Work
Significant Energy Industry Litigation Matters
- Trial counsel for transmission only public utility in federal court litigation to recover environmental response costs and for property damage arising from destruction of two submarine electric power circuits.
- Trial counsel for independent power producer in defense of a citizens’ suit alleging violations of Federal and State regulations governing opacity and particulate matter emissions from coal fired power plant.
- Trial counsel for commodities trading firm in connection with alleged breach of master rail car lease for transportation of Bakken crude oil. Accordion Toggle
Significant General Business Litigation Matters
- Trial counsel in Federal Bankruptcy and Federal District Court claims proceedings and adversary actions in connection with substantial Ponzi scheme bankruptcy cases.
- Trial counsel in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for breach of contract, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty to consolidate four parcels of real estate for residential/golf course community in face of condemnation proceedings by county government
- Trial counsel in adversary proceeding, arising from largest-ever Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) liquidation of Wall Street clearing firm, involving securities clearing firm and broker dealer regulatory issues, allegations of market manipulation through illegal short selling, fraudulent securities transactions and net capital violations
- Trial counsel in civil suit by publicly traded heath care company to recover damages for alleged breaches of covenants, representations and warranties in merger and acquisition agreement, fraud and violations of Medicare and Medicaid regulations
Publications, Presentations & Recognitions
Presentations
- “FTC Enforcement Actions in the Energy Industry,” Edison Electric Institute (Nov. 20, 2008)
- “Application of FERC’s Anti-Manipulation Rules to Energy Trading Firms,” Chicago Bar Association Futures and Derivatives Law Committee (Jun. 18, 2007)
- “Who Is Watching Now? Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement Related to Energy Market Manipulation,” ABA Section on Public Utility Law (Apr. 2007) Accordion Toggle
Recognitions
- Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin’s Illinois Leading Lawyers Network (2009-2021)
- Top 10 Public Utilities Lawyers, Law Bulletin’s Illinois Leading Lawyers Network (2015)
- Illinois Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2009, 2012)
- Peer Reviewed AV® Preeminent™, Martindale-Hubbell (Since 2002)
Boards, Memberships & Certifications
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association Accordion Toggle
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Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, JD, 1984Connecticut College, BA, 1981