Soitec
Served as corporate, real estate and financing counsel with respect to the development, acquisition and financing of solar energy projects in California.
Firm Highlights
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PG&E Bankruptcy: Lessons Learned and a Path Forward
Farella's Unplugged Renewable Energy Series features Nick Moore (moderator) and Gary Kaplan (panelist) discussing "PG&E Bankruptcy: Lessons Learned and a Path Forward." The California power giant, PG&E, has emerged from the country’s largest utility bankruptcy proceeding as...
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Battery Energy Storage Systems Integrated in Solar Facilities To Receive Tax Incentives
Intermittency is one of the largest issues impeding increased reliance on energy from utility-scale renewable energy generation sources such as wind and solar. Battery energy storage systems (“BESSs”) can alleviate concerns related to intermittency...
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Top 10 Practical Business Implications Arising From the Passage of the CPRA
California’s Proposition 24 passed as expected, and the new California Privacy Rights Act will change the privacy landscape created by the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), which went into effect only months ago. While...
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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...
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How the Energy Transition Is Affecting the EPC Business
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...
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Battery Energy Storage Systems Series
The increasing mandates and incentives for the rapid deployment of energy storage are resulting in a boom in the deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), presenting both challenges and opportunities for energy developers...
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Plan for Off-Shore Turbines Likely To Generate Many Billable Hours
David Lazerwitz provided commentary in the Daily Journal article "Plan for Off-Shore Turbines Likely To Generate Many Billable Hours." In the article, David noted that we are still a long way from actually developing...
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Breaking up the Patent Monopoly for the Benefit of Batteries
The patent monopoly is at odds with the global need for battery storage technology. As the world mobilizes towards climate change solutions, companies with battery patents will face increasing pressure to share this critical...
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