Renewable Energy: Overview

As the global business community has evolved in response to the growing need for alternative energy sources and “green” initiatives, Sullivan & Cromwell has expanded its legal practice to foster this movement throughout the world. The Firm has taken a leading role in this area by helping communities directly through innovative project financings, by working with “green” corporations on strategic growth transactions and by seeking to continuously improve our environmental legal and business practices.

Sullivan & Cromwell represents companies throughout the world and across industries in renewable energy and environmental transactions and other matters. Our expertise includes:

• Strategic project financing and M&A advice in complex transactions in the renewable energy and environmental sectors. 
• Significant debt and equity offerings for clients in the biofuel, water and solar power industries, among many others. 
• Providing environmental advice in commercial transactions, including risk analysis and reduction of risk, the handling of a broad array of environmental policy and regulatory issues, as well as any legal implications that may arise.

The Firm understands the importance of delivering environmentally conscious legal advice and adheres to a series of initiatives designed to reduce its carbon footprint.