Representative Work
Energy
- Regulatory approvals for new renewable energy facilities
- Special electric service contracts and energy supply agreements for large electric energy customers
- Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Agreements for new renewable energy facilities
- Litigation of contested terms of PPA under Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) before state utilities commission
- Ongoing regulatory compliance for natural gas local distribution companies
- Organization of and general counsel to Carolinas Public Gas Association
- Defense of multiple challenges to construction of 43-mile natural gas transmission pipeline
- Representation of regional transmission organization
Land Use/Zoning
- Local government permits for 1600-acre master-planned, mixed use development
- Settlement of multi-year litigation regarding controversial non-conforming mining use
- Permits for hundreds of wireless telecommunications facilities and networks across multiple jurisdictions
- Appeals for judicial review of denials of land use permits
- Conditional rezonings for various commercial real estate projects
- Variances to accommodate property hardships
Administrative Law (Other)
- Contested Case Hearings and appeals of regulatory enforcement actions to Office of Administrative Hearings
- Contested hearings before professional licensing boards and agencies
- Complaint proceedings before the North Carolina Utilities Commission
- Litigation of scope of municipal utility authority and governance structure
- Public-private partnership for construction of new road/bypass