LNG

March 28 (LNGJ) - Global law firm Orrick said leading energy regulatory practitioners Lisa Tonery and Erik Swenson have joined the firm as partners. They join Orrick from Norton Rose Fulbright, where Tonery led the US LNG Regulatory practice and co-chaired the LNG International Business Group. Tonery joins the New York office and Swenson will be based in Washington DC. “Lisa and Erik have one of the premier natural gas and LNG regulatory practices in the US and we are thrilled about the opportunities for collaboration with our growing project development and finance team in this fast evolving market,” said Blake H. Winburne, who co-heads Orrick’s Energy and Infrastructure Business Unit with Mark Weitzel. “We’re inspired by Orrick’s vision, the quality of the team, the global platform and what the firm has built in Houston,” said Tonery.