Corporate and Transactional
Increasingly, our clients recognize the critical nature of utility and energy supply to their cost structures and economic success. Our Real Estate practice is integrated with our Emerging Energy Technology Practice and builds on our strengths in the fields of corporate, project finance, environmental, energy and tax law. These strengths, combined with our national and international experience in public law and regulatory matters affecting the oil, gas, electric and alternative energy industries, result in a strong foundation for the representation of real estate companies and operating businesses. We help clients navigate the energy supply challenges they face nationwide by negotiating complex energy supply arrangements, including electricity, natural gas, steam and chilled water supply contracts. Examples of our work include:
- Negotiation and drafting of natural gas and electricity contracts for a large retail company covering hundreds of retail stores and regional distribution centers.
- For numerous clients, the negotiation of electricity supply contracts for office buildings, hotels and retail facilities.
- Representation of a consortium of hospitals and research institutions in contracting for the supply of steam, chilled water and electricity, including fuel hedging and related supply arrangements.
- Assisting a pharmaceutical company in developing so-called package energy plants to ensure redundancy of electricity supply for manufacturing facilities, including the negotiation of gas supply contracts and station power supply.
- Assisting in the negotiation of long-term utility and raw material supply contracts for plants in the United States, Asia and Latin America.