The Firm's Energy/Regulatory Practice

At FINNEY ARNOLD, LLP, our attorneys have decades of experience in the public and private energy sectors providing strategic guidance to help our clients successfully develop geothermal, wind, solar, waste management, biomass and other renewable energy projects. Our private sector clients include many First American Nations and multiple Great Plains, Southwest, Northwest and Alaskan Tribes. FINNEY ARNOLD is also uniquely positioned to provide prudent legal advice on California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) legal compliance issues.

Core Capabilities

  • Private/public partnerships

  • Contracts, leases, project financing and bank guarantees, Power Purchase and Transmission Agreements

  • Owner/Contractor-controlled insurance programs (OCIPs/CCIPs)

  • CEQA Litigation 

Client Experience

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power:

  • Member of the Seams Steering Group of the Western Interconnection (SSG-WI)

  • Participated in electricity market redesign to integrate functions between CAISO, RTO West and WestConnect to design the Market Monitoring Compliance Program, Transmission Upgrades Planning and Real-Time Market Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS)

Los Angeles Unified School District:

  • Developed template energy audit agreements; negotiated parameters for Proposition 39 green energy audits of school premises

  • Drafted Design and Construction, Consulting and Solar Agreements with third-party vendors.

  • Reviewed and analyzed Environmental Impact Statements for regulatory compliance.

Iceland America Energy (Geothermal)/ Herhof Gmbh (Waste-to-Energy Conversion):

  • Represented international companies in launching new technologies and global project development

Represented public utility and private renewable energy clients before regulatory commissions, including, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (CSLC), California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO)