Cleantech -- Renewable Energy

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 renewable energy investors, entrepreneurs, emerging companies and established companies that are actively pursuing renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydroelectric technologies which can provide long-term viable energy solutions and lower carbon profiles, creating opportunities for monetizing those reductions.

Morrison & Foerster can provide advice on renewable energy industry-specific challenges, including:

• Assist in siting your plants by working with local or state regulatory agencies and help you to obtain the appropriate permits and environmental review for your facilities.
• Assist in marketing the output of the plant by negotiating off-take contracts or by participating in bid opportunities from different load-serving entities.
• Advise on the regulatory environment in which your plant will compete, including renewable portfolio standards, resource adequacy requirements, procurement plans and emissions performance standards.

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 or debt 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 issues. 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, as well as reacting to changes in tax, energy and other industry-related regulations.
• Advise non-renewable energy clients as they evaluate redevelopment options involving wind, solar, or other clean technologies related to internal corporate cleantech initiatives or other energy-related incentives.
• 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.