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FOREWORD

The Section of Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association is

pleased to present the Energy Antitrust Handbook. The Handbook

presents a guide to an industry of increasing importance to the U.S.

economy. The Handbook is designed to assist energy, regulatory, and

antitrust lawyers in understanding the multilayered complexity of this

field.

In publishing the Handbook, the Antitrust Section wishes to express

its thanks to James I. Serota, for his vision and guidance in leading this

project to fruition. Together with his co-editor Robert C. Walters, and

contributors Stephen Angle, Stuart A. Caplan, Alan J. Cox, Stacey H.

Doré, Robert C. Fallon, David B. Goroff, Douglas G. Green, Timothy T.

Hughes, Mary Anne Mason, Bruce C. McCulloch, John C. Peirce,

William L. Sippel, and William F. Young, they have created a work that

will add significant insight to the scholarship in this area. The Antitrust

Section also gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Kathryn M.

Fenton, Ilene K. Gotts, Elise Kirban, Thomas F. Lemons, Keith D.

Shugarman, and especially Gregory W. Wrobel.

In addition, the Antitrust Section gratefully acknowledges the

administrative and secretarial support of Vinson & Elkins and

particularly Caren Jackson and Daniel Watson in preparing this

Handbook.

July 2002 Roxane C. Busey

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2001–2002