ENERGY AND CLEAN TECH
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
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POSITION YOURSELF TO THRIVE WITH OUR
COMMITMENT TO UNPARALLELED SERVICE
The energy and clean technology industries are rapidly evolving and
shaping the future of the global economy. Holland & Knight’s Energy and
Clean Technology Team stays ahead of the curve, with energy attorneys
and professionals throughout the United States and Latin America that have
extensive industry experience and in-depth understanding of governmental
operations.
We fully engage all resources within the firm to ensure seasoned, creative
and timely government finance counsel to all types of clients, including:
ELECTRIC
BIOFUEL
NATURAL
GAS
SOLAR
WIND
WASTE-TOENERGY
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WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT OUR FIRM
U.S. News - Best Lawyers guide
2016 National rankings
Energy Regulatory Enforcement
2016 Metropolitan first-tier rankings
Energy Regulatory Enforcement:
Tampa | Miami
The Best Lawyers in America guide
2015 edition | Attorneys recognized in Energy
Law and Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement
Project Finance Law | Public Finance Law
Latin Lawyer 250
“Few would dispute that Holland & Knight
is a firm on a mission.”
Noted for achievements in
Energy | Financial Services
Legal 500 Latin America
2013 edition | Attorneys listed as
“leading lawyers” in Energy/Natural
Resources and Projects & Energy
Association TRENDS Magazine
Holland & Knight ranked among
“Top 10 2014 Lobbying Firms”
The National Law Journal
MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE EDGE
We prepare clients to anticipate challenges and navigate the clean technology
market and public financing landscape. We help clients understand the
critical role that the government plays in driving market development, setting
standards, and mitigating the financial and technological risks accompanying
the development of emerging technologies.
In-Depth
Understanding
of federal policy and
programs
Proactive
Strategies
to create
opportunities
within the industry
The
Strongest
Position
possible with our pulse
on the latest industry
opportunities
“Influence 50” 2015 List
Ranked among “Top 10 most successful
lobbying firms in the nation”
National Law Journal’s The Best of Legal TImes
“2015 Top Law Firm Government Affairs/
Lobbying Group”
Our philosophy is to function
as an extension of your team.
We achieve this through a
combination of deep energy
experience, programmatic
astuteness and access to
resources across a range of
practices.
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OUR HIGH-CALIBER LEGAL SERVICES INCLUDE:
OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION, INTELLIGENCE AND POSITIONING
We advise clients on newly developing federal and state initiatives, and assist in capitalizing on opportunities
across a wide range of government agencies and entities by providing thoroughly customized and scaled
opportunity monitoring and intelligence for optimum positioning.
SECURING ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES
Clients turn to us for advice on agency preferences and best practices for pursuing grants, loans, loan
guarantees and other mechanisms of support, as well as strategic guidance in leveraging private capital
with non-dilutive government funding.
APPLICATION COORDINATION
Our attorneys and professionals manage and coordinate the planning and implementation of government
funding strategies, enhancing our clients’ abilities to effectively leverage key public and private stakeholders,
and strategically navigate multiple opportunities.
CREATING STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES
Through established working relationships at all levels of the government, our bipartisan team promotes
public and private sector cooperation to advance and ensure that our clients’ interests are well-represented
and effectively advanced.
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TRACK RECORD
We have supported our clients in a wide range of successful engagements that include advising:
»»multiple leading renewable energy project developers and
»»a port client to secure $18 million in infrastructure
»»numerous companies in pursuing more than $4 billion of
»»multiple innovative companies in obtaining more than
financiers in qualifying for the U.S. Army’s $7 billion program
to develop renewable energy generation on Army bases
financing from the DOE loan guarantee program
»»numerous companies in applying for and overcoming
post-submission application and programmatic hurdles to
successfully obtain commitments for hundreds of millions of
dollars in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) financing
»»a solar module supplier in obtaining nearly $100 million in
procurements from DOD, and a solar developer in obtaining
more than 100 megawatts of DOD procurement
»»an advanced drop-in biofuels company to secure $70 million
under the Defense Production Act’s Drop in Biofuels Program
»»an energy services company (ESCO) to obtain millions of
dollars in procurements from DOD
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development funding from the Department of Transportation’s
TIGER program
$15 million in research grants from the DOE Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), including over
$5 million from the DOE SunShot Initiative
»»a renewable energy developer in obtaining $3 million from
the Department of Navy and California Energy Commission
to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind solar microgrid with energy
storage
»»an early stage innovative building technology company with
$750,000 from DOE and obtaining millions of dollars in private
funding and non-dilutive state funding
»»multiple early stage companies in obtaining SBIR grants from
the National Science Foundation
GET CONNECTED
Taite McDonald
Sr. Policy Advisor
Washington, D.C.
202.469.5200
taite.mcdonald@hklaw.com
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Nathan Kron
Sr.
Public Affairs Advisor
Washington, D.C.
202.469.5226
nathan.kron@hklaw.com
Stephen Bolotin
Public Affairs Advisor
Washington, D.C.
202.469.5227
stephen.bolotin@hklaw.com
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