K&L Gates

Primarily operating from its Kansas City, Portland and Seattle offices, the renewable energy offering at K&L Gates is regularly selected as development counsel, borrower’s counsel, and sponsor’s counsel in the full spectrum of green energy projects in the US. M&A, tax, project agreements, environmental law and financing are all areas of expertise for the broad practice group, which is led by John Crossley in Kansas City. He focuses on developing, buying, and selling renewable energy projects throughout the country. Alongside him, Jim Goettsch is well versed in wind and solar project acquisition, and Brogan Sullivan has transactional and tax equity specialisms. Bill Holmes is a key contact in Portland for wind, solar and energy storage projects, and at the Seattle office, Eric Freedman excels in the renewables industry and Martha Pugh is the tax expert to note. At a more junior level, associate Kaitlyn DeYoung in Kansas City supports across the full range of matters.