(804) 223-6391
(804) 223-6391
As former government attorneys with almost 30 years of combined experience, we are well suited to help you or your business.
Energy law and utility regulation is a core focus of our firm. We regularly represent clients in regulatory proceedings at the Virginia State Corporation Commission and other state agencies. We have represented citizens, government agencies, renewable energy trade associations, competitive service providers, and regulated public utility companies in numerous rate cases, rulemakings, licensing proceedings, transmission line siting proceedings, and other regulatory matters.
We also assist energy companies, including distributed generation installers and utility scale renewable developers, in all aspects of their business. We advise project developers and buyers and sellers of energy with respect to regulatory and transactional matters, including responding to requests for proposals, negotiating leases, option agreements, and power purchase agreements, government compliance, and interfacing with incumbent utilities.
It has been said that creating a renewable energy project is like building a cathedral. We understand from our clients how many hands, and how much effort, it takes to make these projects a reality, and have seen first-hand where some fail and others succeed.
Our firm represents landowners — farmers, families, trusts, and estates — in the negotiation and review of solar ground leases, battery energy storage system (BESS) leases, option agreements, and related land transaction documents. If you have been approached by a solar or BESS developer about leasing your land, you should seek legal assistance. The agreements are drafted by the developers and tax equity counsel, resulting in increasingly complex agreements with a variety of legal pitfalls. These agreements affect not only your income from the property but also your rights and obligations as a property owner for decades to come.
We have reviewed and negotiated dozens of renewable energy land agreements on behalf of landowners. Because of our work on the development and financing side, we can help you navigate the business terms, legal risks, and practical realities of these transactions.
Whether you are facing an enforcement action, seeking a permit from a state or federal agency, or find yourself the victim of an environmental violation, we can help. We offer years of experience representing government agencies, citizens, and non-profit organizations in a wide range of environmental regulatory matters. In recent years, our attorneys have been involved in many of Virginia's most complex and high-profile environmental proceedings, including climate change litigation and greenhouse gas rulemakings, natural gas pipeline permitting, and water quality enforcement.
Our deep knowledge of state and federal agency processes can often resolve an environmental problem before it becomes a legal dispute. As former state government attorneys, we understand Virginia's environmental regulatory agencies and their procedures.
Administrative law is often broadly defined as the body of law governing the operation of government agencies. Regardless of the nature of your business, it is very likely that you will have to work with state and federal agencies from time to time. When you do, we can help.
We are expert agency practitioners and serve in leadership positions in several state and local administrative bar associations. Our knowledge of the Virginia Administrative Process Act and the procedures at state and federal agencies can help you or your business solve or avoid regulatory problems.
Sometimes success for a client requires a public affairs strategy, not just a legal one. As former state government attorneys and counsel to many of Virginia's regulatory agencies, we can offer sound strategic advice and policy development services to our clients. We leverage our relationships with agency staff, legislators, and other government officials to ensure that the concerns of our clients are considered by the appropriate decision makers.
