Firm News
Oct 15, 2012
Seyfarth Shaw Launches Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group
Contacts:
Brian Kiefer, Director of Public Relations
(312) 460-6401, bkiefer@seyfarth.com
Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
(212) 218-5273, idelgado@seyfarth.com
CHICAGO (October 15, 2012) — Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the launch of its Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group, which provides its broad client base a national cross-disciplinary team of attorneys with extensive experience handling a wide range of matters and transactions throughout the energy industry.
Seyfarth represents energy and clean technology clients across the energy spectrum, including traditional oil and gas companies, renewable power and fuel producers, waste to energy project developers, and innovative clean technology and energy efficiency startups. Seyfarth’s Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group represents clients in the following areas:
- Project and corporate finance
- Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
- Infrastructure and project development
- Green construction and green real estate
- Energy tax structuring and strategic planning
- Environmental, OSHA and green marketing compliance
- Climate change and carbon markets
- Clean technology commercialization and protection
- Government funding and contracting
- Litigation
In order to navigate the emerging and complex issues in these sectors and efficiently represent clients, Seyfarth’s Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group draws upon the expertise of 17 attorneys from across the firm. By leveraging the skills and experience throughout the entire firm, this new group enables Seyfarth to fully utilize its energy resources and serve these clients more effectively.
“The sophisticated nature of our Energy and Clean Technologies practice, combined with our innovative SeyfarthLean tools, provides clients with unparalleled value to meet their legal needs and cost goals,” said Robert Winner, co-chair of Seyfarth’s Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group.
Don Lepore, co-chair of Seyfarth’s Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group, added: “Seyfarth is uniquely positioned to serve clients exploring all manner of opportunities in the energy industry and to help those clients navigate the challenges of the marketplace.”
In addition to directly representing energy and clean tech companies and project developers, Seyfarth also represents and maintains deep contacts with the private equity firms, financial institutions, real estate funds, sponsors, advisors, investment bankers, hedge funds, lenders and venture capital groups that seek to advise, invest in or acquire such companies.
Members of Seyfarth’s Energy and Clean Technologies Practice Group have successfully represented clients in more than 125 energy-related transactions. To learn more, please visit http://www.seyfarth.com/Energy-Clean-Technologies for complete details on the Practice and its capabilities.
Seyfarth Shaw has over 800 attorneys located in 10 offices throughout the United States, including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as internationally in London. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. The firm’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and our practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the economy. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.
