EMERGING COMPANY, PRIVATE EQUITY & VENTURE FINANCE

Energy & Clean Technology

As the leading law firm to innovative technology and growth companies worldwide, we are uniquely positioned at the forefront of the next generation of energy and clean technologies. Our team provides strategic counsel to more than 400 clients across the entire range of renewable and clean technologies, and we also represent many of the leading venture capital firms, private equity firms, investment banks, and energy project investors critical to the development and commercialization of the following technologies:

  • Solar
  • Wind
  • Biomass/Waste to Energy
  • Algae & Biofuels
  • Carbon Sequestration & Management
  • Energy Efficiency, Controls, & Conservation
  • Smart Grid
  • Energy Storage, Batteries, & Fuel Cells
  • Geothermal
  • Green Building
  • Hydrokinetic
  • Resource Conservation/Waste Reduction
  • Cleaner Coal
  • Green Chemicals
  • Transportation Technologies/Vehicles
  • Sustainable Mining
  • Water & Wastewater

In 2011 alone, the firm represented energy and clean technology clients in approximately 65 company-side financings and 19 investor-side financings worth more than $800 million collectively. According to Dow Jones VentureSource, the firm ranked No. 1 in 2007 through 2011 among U.S. law firms representing clean tech companies in connection with venture capital financings. In fact, VentureSource reported that the firm garnered 31 percent of the clean technology financings in 2011, with its nearest competitor coming in at 13 percent, based on firms with two or more deals.