Cleantech -- Green Building

Morrison & Foerster has led the way in the Cleantech sector for decades, representing clients in related industries for more than 30 years. During this time, the firm has counseled green builders, developers, architects, entrepreneurs, and emerging and established companies that have the vision and capability to develop resource-efficient and LEED-certified or LEED-qualified designs that are implemented through all stages of a building’s life cycle: construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition.

Morrison & Foerster can provide advice on green building-specific challenges, including:

• Assist you in navigating the regulatory framework surrounding green building by interpreting and applying the standards developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
• Help you secure entitlements, permits, and project approvals by leveraging the positive attributes associated with the incorporation of green building practices into your projects.
• Support you in bringing your green building product or service to market by negotiating sales agreements with direct end users or wholesalers.
• Help you stay ahead of market trends related to green building and emerging state and local regulatory developments to effectively structure plans as soon as new standards are implemented.

Morrison & Foerster can also provide a wide range of legal services, such as:

• Help emerging and privately owned companies succeed at every stage of development – from initial business formation, to raising venture capital financing and achieving a successful exit through a sale, public offering, or merger.
• Advise publicly listed companies on a full range of securities laws and related matters, including the disclosure and regulatory obligations of the SEC, national exchanges and associations, Sarbanes-Oxley, and other corporate governance matters. We can also counsel your board of directors and committees on corporate governance and other issues.
• Advise on how to capture the full value of your intellectual property, trade secrets, trademarks, and other innovations. We also counsel you on an overall intellectual property portfolio management and strategy.
• Help you scale and grow through assisting on strategic alliances, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and other capital-raising activities.
• Defend your firm’s interests through our best-in-class litigation, arbitration, and mediation services and protect the full value and competitive advantage of your assets, revenue, and income – including your intellectual property (e.g., patents, trademarks, trade secrets), securities, capital structure (e.g., stock options, equities, debt), environmental position (e.g., carbon credits, land use), and more.