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January 16, 2025 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Elevates Linda Sobczynski Gilleran to Partner
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the election of senior associate Linda Sobczynski Gilleran to the partnership effective January 1, 2025. “We are thrilled to congratulate Linda on this significant career achievement honoring...
November 7, 2024 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel earned national and regional rankings across several practice areas in the 2025 edition of the United States Best Law Firms ® rankings by Best Lawyers ® . National Rankings Tier 1...
August 22, 2024 Announcement
Farella Advises Mission Clean Energy in Strategic Partnership With Ørsted
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel advised utility-scale renewable energy and storage developer Mission Clean Energy, LLC in forming a unique strategic partnership with Denmark-based global clean energy company Ørsted to advance four standalone battery energy storage...
November 7, 2023 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2024 Best Law Firms® Rankings
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel earned national and regional rankings across several practice areas in the 2024 edition of the United States Best Law Firms ® rankings by Best Lawyers ® . National Rankings Tier 1...
February 1, 2022 Announcement
John Ugai Joins ELI’s Emerging Leaders Initiative
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that John Ugai, an associate in the firm’s Environmental Law and Energy + Infrastructure Industry groups, was selected to join the 2022 cohort of the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) Emerging Leaders...
January 5, 2022 Announcement
Swinerton Completes Sale of Renewable Energy Division and SOLV, Inc.
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented Swinerton Incorporated in the disposition of its renewable energy division Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) and wholly-owned subsidiary SOLV, Inc. to private equity firm American Securities LLC. The transaction, finalized on...
November 2, 2021 Announcement
Farella Represents Catalyze in Its Acquisition of Sol Alliance
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented Colorado-based independent power producer Catalyze  in its acquisition of Sol Alliance , a leading Northeastern commercial-scale solar developer, as part of the company's plan to expand its national presence by acquiring...
May 4, 2021 Announcement
Farella Represents Catalyze in Its Acquisition of PermaCity
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented leading national independent power producer Catalyze  as due diligence counsel in its acquisition of solar developer and installer  PermaCity . Based in Boulder, Colorado, Catalyze is a developer and independent...
January 4, 2021 Media Coverage
How the Energy Transition Is Affecting the EPC Business
POWER Mag
Mike Ginsburg was quoted in the Legal and Policy Considerations section of the  POWER  magazine article, "How the Energy Transition Is Affecting the EPC Business," outlining key trends affecting the EPC business. Read the full article  here .
April 23, 2020 Media Coverage
SCOTUS Clean Water Act Test ‘Devastating’ for Industry
Bloomberg Law
Sarah Bell commented on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying that the Clean Water Act can be used to regulate pollution that travels through groundwater. The case is  County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al. , case...
March 27, 2019 Accolades
Farella Attorneys Honored With 2019 CLAY Award for M&A Deal
Farella Braun + Martel’s Jon Benjamin, Greg LeSaint, Phil Peters, Richard Rabbitt, and David Stoll have been named among the 2019 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” by the Daily Journal . The annual CLAY Awards honor lawyers whose...