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Overview

We partner with commercial, industrial and government entities to plan and execute purchase and sale agreements for power, liquid fuel, natural gas, electric and other energy commodity projects and facilities. We draft and negotiate long-term power purchase agreements to finance electric-generating facilities, negotiate bilateral wholesale and retail contracts, and counsel clients in connection with taxable and tax-exempt, rated and unrated, and registered and unregistered financings, credit enhancements and tax credit structures. We also represent companies across the energy spectrum in corporate finance, public securities, mergers and acquisitions, project development and joint venture transactions. We have pioneered efforts in the pooled origination, financing and securitization of clean energy project portfolios and have a strong track record in the development, finance and operations of smart grid and microgrid technologies. From traditional power sources to emerging clean technology, we deliver business-minded transactional counsel that is responsive to regulatory and market trends.

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Updates May 2025

Government Focus on Oil Smuggling Schemes and Cartels Reinforces the Need for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) Programs

Incorporate Known Indicators of Fraud Into Compliance Efforts
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Speaking Engagement Recap May 22, 2025

Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing to Excess: Bold Innovations in Decarbonization

FountainHead RI’s Climate Stocktake
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Event Recap April 16, 2025

Laws, Rules, Regulations of the Voluntary Carbon Markets & the Digital Technology Shaping Such Markets - New York, NY

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Luncheon
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Updates March 2025

EPA Rolls Back Regulations From Climate Change to ‘Waters of the United States’

PFAS and Superfund Do Not Make the List
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Updates March 2025

Trump Administration’s America First Investment Policy to Bring Changes to CFIUS and Outbound Investment Reviews

New Risks and Opportunities for Both Foreign and Domestic Investors
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News February 2025

Faegre Drinker Advises Nexus Renewable Power and Bad Carbon on $100 Million Equity Investment

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Media Mentions January 2025

Deanna Reitman Discusses 2025 Cleantech Strategies With fDi Intelligence

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News January 2025

Deanna Reitman Recognized by Hart Energy With ‘Influential Women in Energy’ 2025 Award

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Published Articles October 2024

Construction M&A: Are We Seeing a Revival?

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Speaking Engagement Recap May 17, 2024

Commodities Update

IFTA Americas 27th Annual Conference 2024
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