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Eckert Seamans' Energy Practice Group represents every segment of the natural
resources industry, including renewable energy companies, traditional utilities,
domestic energy companies, foreign energy companies, mineral companies,
exploration and extraction companies, financial institutions, private equity
firms, government entities, and other companies associated with the natural
resource industry. We counsel our clients on local, state, federal and
international regulatory matters, as well as commercial and transactional,
antitrust, intellectual property, labor and employment, environmental and
complex litigation matters. We practice before the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC), state public utility commissions and other federal and state
agencies.
As the domestic and international market for energy becomes more diverse and
globally connected, it is important to select counsel that has the depth of
knowledge, understanding and multidisciplinary experience to provide efficient
and cost-effective representation.
Representative clients and related services which the Energy Practice Group
serves and offers includes:
- Coal. Counsel and representation in mergers and acquisitions,
financing matters, supply contracts, transportation agreements, contract mining
agreements, equipment purchase agreements, construction contracts, labor
matters, environmental matters and insurance claim and commercial litigation.
- Electrical energy providers. Counsel regarding federal and
state regulation, including market-based and cost-based ratemaking, tariff
design and implementation, regulatory compliance audits and investigations,
power purchase and marketing agreements, regional transmission structures,
transmission access and pricing, corporate restructuring alternatives,
litigation, acquisition of power generating facilities and environmental
compliance.
- Ethanol. Counsel regarding underwriting for new facility
siting, land acquisition, land use and zoning and state and federal grant and
credit procurement.
- Nuclear energy vendors. Counsel regarding regulatory,
intellectual property and financial issues, including those involving licensing,
infringement, environmental, investigatory, tax, antitrust, labor and
employment, white collar and whistleblower claims.
- Oil and natural gas providers. Counsel regarding federal and
state regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions, private placements for
syndicated ventures, contracts and lease negotiations (including storage),
intellectual property licensing, exports and imports, ratemaking, tariff design,
investigations, environmental requirements and trial and appellate litigation.
- Renewable and sustainable energy providers. Counsel these
providers (including wind and solar energy providers and ethanol and land fill
gas facilities) regarding development and procurement, intellectual property
protection, project finance, tax strategies, and environmental and land use
issues. We also provide strategic counseling regarding finance, regulatory
issues, mergers and acquisitions, and various contractual matters, including
power purchase, marketing, construction, equipment purchase and sale, licensing
and maintenance agreements.
- Water utility providers. Counsel regarding rate application,
complaint, rulemaking and certificate proceedings before state public service
commissions, related litigation before state courts, as well as mergers and
acquisitions.
We also offer the following services:
- Government representation, including the development and implementation of
solutions to address clients’ administrative and legislative concerns
- Counsel and representation before regulatory agencies, tribunals and the
courts on behalf of clients
- Industry restructuring
- Counsel regarding rates and collections
- Counsel regarding utility marketing and customer service regulations
- Representation in utility mergers and acquisitions
- Representation in contract negotiations on vendor, energy and fuel supply
contracts
- Counsel regarding dispute resolution and management issues
- Representation in project financing (including tax exempt and private
placement)
- Representation regarding tax credits
- Representation to obtain government supported research, development and
demonstration funding
- Intellectual property counsel and representation, particularly as they
relate to emerging and sustainable energy methodologies and proprietary
information
- Environmental counsel and representation on regulatory defense
matters
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