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Pierce Atwood advised RWE Renewables in connection with the purchase of a partial interest in New England Aqua Ventus, to develop University of Maine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. We are advising RWE Renewables on numerous Maine and local law issues, including energy and Maine PUC matters; submerged lands leasing; transmission interconnection; environmental permitting; tax matters; real estate; legislative and governmental affairs; and other Maine matters.
Represented S.D. Warren (now known as Sappi North America) as Petitioner both on brief and orally in this U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the ability of state environmental agencies under the Clean Water Act to regulate federally licensed hydroelectric dams.
A single mother and her three children are able to stay in safe, suitable housing thanks to our attorneys. After our client lost her Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) following a faulty administrative hearing, we were able to secure a new hearing before an attorney who is well-versed in the program and applicable HUD regulations. Thanks to our pro bono counsel, our client’s voucher has been restored and she and her family can stay in their home.
Pierce Atwood served as legal counsel to Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC) in connection with Hull Street Energy’s acquisition of the AL Pierce Generation facility in Wallingford, Connecticut from CMEEC. The natural gas-fired facility provides 84 MW of flexible, fast start dual-fueled power generation capacity to the New England region.
Representation of Great Bay Renewables, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Altius Renewable Royalties Corp., a subsidiary of Canadian company Altius Minerals Corporation.
We represented Madison Paper Industries, a major pulp and paper company, in all corporate, environmental, and real estate aspects of the sale of all of its remaining Maine assets in three separate transactions to three different, unrelated parties. Facilities sold included pulp and paper production facilities, hydropower facilities, and a closed solid waste landfill.
On behalf of our client Iberdrola Energy Projects, Inc., we successfully negotiated a project labor agreement (PLA) with more than 24 trade unions for the construction of a $750 million combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) electric generating power plant in Salem, Massachusetts. This challenging project was made more complex by months of unanticipated delays relating to environmental permitting and financing issues. Nevertheless, construction commenced in April 2015, and when complete the new CCGT plan will supply electricity to more than 600,000 homes while lowering regional greenhouse gas emissions.
Represented Sappi’s Somerset Mill in successfully obtaining state air and land use permits for its $165 million rebuild of its No. 1 Paper Machine to manufacture consumer packaging products.
Pierce Atwood partner Stephen Del Sesto, the only SEC-approved receivership attorney in Rhode Island, serves as receiver in the federal court receivership proceeding concerning the multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme, the first SEC investigation of a Ponzi scheme based in Rhode Island.
We assisted our client in securing a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to further support the growth of the company in Maine. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the CDBG program provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs.