Renewable Energy

Our firm has been a powerhouse in the international energy sector for more than 80 years. Our market-leading renewables practice represents key players and investors on some of the world’s largest and most complex renewable energy projects, transactions and disputes.

We are recognized for our experience in leading legal directories, with The Legal 500 praising our lawyers for top-tier work in the “Renewable/Alternative Power” category.

Areas of Focus

We advise across all renewable technologies, including:

Wind, both offshore (fixed and floating foundation) and onshore
Solar (rooftop, ground-mounted and utility-scale)
Hydroelectricity
Energy storage
Bioenergy (biofuels, biogas and biomethane)
Geothermal
Hydrogen and derivative fuel production (green ammonia, e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)).

We are best known for our capabilities in the following core areas across the renewables sector:

We have significant experience across the full life cycle of renewables projects:

Development, construction, operation and maintenance
Financing and refinancings, whether using bank debt, institutional capital or private credit
Acquisition and disposals and joint ventures
Financial restructurings and special situations
Government support and incentives, including transmission rate incentives, and federal tax credits and grants
Energy regulatory advice
Feedstock and offtake arrangements
Green corporate and virtual power purchase agreements
Electricity, emissions and renewable certificates of origin trading
Battery, energy storage, flexibility and route-to-market services
Land and permitting issues
Generation and transmission interconnection procedures
Regional transmission planning issues
Grid network and transmission infrastructure and assets.

Cross-Disciplinary Team

Our renewable energy lawyers draw upon the resources of a full-service, global firm with coverage and extensive experience in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe, Latin America, Asia, Canada, Africa and the Middle East. We collaborate seamlessly across borders and disciplines.

Transmission Solutions

We routinely represent clients on transmission projects and matters, including advising on jurisdictional status, open access, site control and suitability, reliability, transmission planning, investment structures, affiliate services and the host of regulatory issues.

Our powerhouse team of experienced practitioners includes former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staffers from the Office of General Counsel. This gives us an insider’s perspective on the agency’s deliberative processes and the commercial implications of rulemaking.

Our understanding of wholesale market design issues allows us to provide value in drafting and negotiating contracts—including power supply agreements, generation and transmission interconnection agreements, electric energy transmission service agreements, tolling agreements, energy management agreements and scheduling coordinator/Qualified Scheduling Entity agreements, natural gas purchase and sales agreements, and gas and oil transportation agreements—based in those markets.

Leading Energy Regulatory Lawyers

Our top-tier energy regulatory team guides clients through market participation in the capacity market and other regulations relevant to renewable energy, including those in the United States for Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), California Independent System Operator (CAISO), Pennsylvania, Jersey, Maryland Power Tool (PJM) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). We also advise on investigations by NERC and various Independent System Operators/Regional Transmission Operators (ISOs/RTOs) and their market monitors.

Clients rely on our lawyers to help them navigate the complexities of compliance, market design, regulatory and enforcement matters before FERC, the Department of Justice, the CFTC and other federal agencies, Congress, state public service commissions and state legislatures.

Top-Tier Tax Credit & Tax Equity Team

Our industry-leading tax team helps market participants seamlessly navigate the intricacies of tax credits, including section 45Q, low-carbon fuel standards (LCFS) and renewable identification numbers (RINs) as well as new investment opportunities related to the Inflation Reduction Act. Within our ranks are also seasoned projects lawyers with deep experience in emerging financing models, including public-private partnerships.

Prominent Public Policy Practice

Our prominent lobbying & public policy practice includes many former members of Congress and regulators. These lawyers and advisors help clients navigate the key regulatory and policy issues facing carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), hydrogen and other sustainable fuel projects in markets around the world.

Sustainability

In addition, we assist clients addressing sustainability issues relevant to the sector, including reputation and risk management (e.g., greenwashing, authenticity and substantiation of claims), ESG data reporting and disclosure compliance and embedding ESG factors in investment, lending and governance processes.