Our Wind Energy Practice Group provides comprehensive legal services to developers, lenders, land owners, permitting agencies, development agencies, suppliers, manufacturers, contractors, and investors in the wind energy generation field.
Our multidisciplinary Wind Energy Practice Group has the breadth and depth of experience in all key practice areas to provide coordinated and informed counsel through all phases of the project life cycle, from inception through completion and operation.
Our attorneys assist in strategic planning for projects, including the evaluation of renewable portfolio standards, the potential for sale of renewable energy credits, and other benefits.
We guide developers through the zoning and permitting process on the local, state, and federal levels. We negotiate payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements, host community agreements, community benefit agreements, road use, and other agreements with host communities.
Our attorneys assist in the environmental review process.
We assist developers and lenders in the financing of wind energy park developments, including reviewing financing documents and issuing required legal opinions.
We assist developers and landowners in the drafting, execution, and enforcement of lease and easement agreements necessary to achieve wind-stream protection and comply with noise and property-line setback requirements. Our real estate attorneys also assist with title insurance and survey issues, property disputes, environmental site evaluation and risk analysis, and right-of-way acquisition.
Our tax group includes federal and state practitioners who can advise on the full range of tax issues.
Our construction law practitioners regularly assist on the drafting of contracts for construction of large-scale facilities.
Our litigation team can handle all phases of litigation involving wind farm development.
Our insurance coverage team can advise on all types of policies, including those unique to the wind industry, to address risks arising during development, construction, and operation.
We help establish corporate entities, joint ventures, and partnerships and their governing documents, depending on the unique needs of each client's business plan. We perform transactional due diligence, including document review and regulatory and commercial risk evaluation, for all sizes of contracts and investments.
Our attorneys regularly evaluate licensing agreements, supply and logistics contracts, equipment leases, operation and maintenance agreements, and equipment warranties to advise on contract terms and evaluate potential risks.