Environmental
What Sets Us Apart
Our environmental attorneys guide clean energy clients through federal and state environmental compliance, due diligence, mitigation banking, and international ESG frameworks so projects clear regulatory hurdles and close on time.
Areas of Expertise
Federal and state environmental laws, regulations, and permitting
Review of environmental site assessments (Phase I/II)
Negotiation of consultant engagement agreements, scopes of work, and reliance letters
Environmental representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnities in financings, M&A, and construction agreements
Environmental due diligence for project acquisitions
Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards compliance
Mitigation bank development, operation, and mitigation credit purchase/sale
Endangered species, wetlands, cultural resources, and FAA/zoning considerations
Brownfields and Superfund liability issues
Greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable development guidance
Key Contacts
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Representative Transactions
Conducted environmental diligence review for a client submitting a bid to acquire 100% interest in an RNG facility in Wisconsin.
Conducted environmental diligence review and prepared a risk memorandum for a client preparing a bid on a portfolio of RNG projects across the U.S.
Conducted environmental diligence, including negotiation of environmental reps, warranties, and indemnity provisions, for a client purchasing an anaerobic digester RNG facility in California.
Advised clients on Phase I Environmental Assessments, permitting requirements, reporting obligations, and GHG emissions reduction.
Identified, managed, and resolved environmental risks and liability allocation across financing, project development, M&A, equity investment, and real estate transactions.
Managed due diligence for community solar, utility-scale solar and wind, battery storage, and RNG facility transactions on behalf of developers, buyers, sellers, owners, and lenders.
Researched and advised on emerging regulations, including the federal Inflation Reduction Act.
Represented investor in the acquisition, financing, operation, and eventual sale of a portfolio of mitigation banks in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $52.3 million.
Assisted one of the largest mitigation bankers in the U.S. in acquiring hundreds of thousands of acres and creating some of the largest mitigation banks in the country.
Represented a mitigation banker in a migration credit investment and revenue sharing transaction covering a nationwide portfolio of mitigation banks.
Represented a Maryland-based mitigation bank operator in negotiating real estate and sales agent agreements for its mitigation bank portfolio.
Advised the owner of a distributed generation solar portfolio on compliance with the Equator Principles and prepared environmental and social assessments to satisfy lender requirements.