Sam Laniado

Sam M. Laniado is a partner with Read and Laniado, LLP. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1976. He joined the staff of the NYS Department of Public Service (NYSDPS) in September 1976. Mr. Laniado represented Staff in environmental, transmission, and power plant siting proceedings pursuant to Articles VII and VIII of the PSL, the investigation of the extended outage at Consolidated Edison’s Indian Point II Generating Station, and the development of phase-in ratemaking principles to be applied when nuclear power plants were scheduled to enter rate base. His duties also included directly advising the NYSDPS on a wide range of legal, regulatory and environmental issues. Furthermore, he provided representation of the NYS Public Service Commission and the NY Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment in appellate litigation proceedings (Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules). Mr. Laniado also represented the Staff in cases involving electric rates as well as gas, telephone and water rate cases. He left the NYSDPS for private practice in December 1983. Mr. Laniado leads the Firm’s power plant and transmission line siting practice.