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Climate Change & Resource Conservation

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The Climate Change & Resource Conservation Group at Goldberg Kohn is evolving in step with various federal, state, local and international laws and regulations involving renewable energy financing, development and deployment, carbon emission capture, sequestration and trading market, and efficient and sustainable energy and other natural resource use.

The complexity of the climate change issues, and the need for the business community to adapt to the economic realities brought about by legal developments in this area, requires a team with experience in capital investment, entity organization, tax planning and syndication, real estate, litigation and the capital markets. The firm's interdisciplinary group can anticipate, and help clients to adapt quickly to, new regulations, potential business opportunities and legal disputes. With its depth of experience and penchant for innovation, Goldberg Kohn's Climate Change & Resource Conservation Group is well positioned to effectively guide clients through the myriad of issues that will confront them as these new regulations and opportunities unfold.

Goldberg Kohn attorneys closely monitor current cases, regulations and other legal developments involving climate and resource conservation issues to provide clients with timely, strategic advice on issues that will ultimately impact their businesses. The Climate Change & Resource Conservation Group routinely tracks proposed state renewable energy mandates, federal, state and local climate change initiatives, various energy efficiency and alternative energy industries, and sustainable business practices.

Many of the firm's clients increasingly seek advice on the complex area of emission management tools like emissions and carbon trading, emission offset credits, and the markets that trade them. In addition, Goldberg Kohn also guides clients through issues related to the financial opportunities created by tax laws and venture capital transactions, especially those related to alternative energy sources, including solar, wind and biofuels.

Frequently, clients look to Goldberg Kohn when developing their own climate change and resource conservation policies as they are expected to disclose and mitigate the adverse impacts of their corporate operations on the environment. The firm's attorneys also regularly educate clients in regards to the increasingly complicated global environmental regulations and the effect on domestic and international business practices.