Our Energy Group serves the needs of clients in energy and utility matters, including issues and opportunities presented by deregulation, electric generation, self-generation and cogeneration projects, conservation and other energy matters, and purchases of energy in the marketplace. Each client is assigned a core "team" of Energy Group lawyers, whose backgrounds and experience are best suited to the client's needs. The team is backed by the full resources and capabilities of the firm, so as to provide (when required) greater staffing depth and access to lawyers who concentrate in other areas, such as financing, construction, environmental matters, taxation, labor, governmental relations, litigation and real estate matters. This approach results in the high level of timely and cost-effective representation that is a hallmark of the firm.
Our Energy Group has represented public utilities and other energy providers, merchant electric generating plant developers and owners, construction companies, manufacturing and institutional energy users, financing sources and conservation providers. Areas of experience include the following:
- Local, state and federal regulatory matters
- Public utility issues
- Purchase, transmission/transportation and sale of electricity and natural gas
- Project and other financing
- Site acquisition and local permitting
- Environmental issues, including wetlands, air emission and water source and discharge matters
- Construction matters
- Fuel supply, equipment, construction and thermal contracts
- Conservation and load management matters, including shared-savings contracts
- Waste-to-energy issues