Transportation and Utilities

Clients of the firm in these industries include bus, trucking, water, natural gas, and recycling companies. We continue to assist those companies still under regulation and have helped some companies transition to a deregulated environment. Miller Nash lawyers take a long-term, strategic approach to representing clients in these areas. Our lawyers have an intimate understanding of the transportation and utility industries, serving as trusted advisors who understand legal issues in the context of business.

We can assist transportation and utility clients in the following areas:

• Regulatory
  
• Real estate and land use
  
• Environmental law and regulations
  
• Financing options, including project finance
  
• Governmental relations and public policy
  
• Construction contracts
  
  Experience includes:
  
• Due diligence regarding acquisition of utilities
  
• Helping utilities obtain rights of way and easements for utility service, and defending property against condemnation actions by public bodies
  
• Resolutions of private disputes between telecommunications companies before state utility commissions
  
• Permits and approvals from local, federal, and state government agencies for new power projects, including land use, water rights, siting, and public right of way
  
• Administrative adjudicative proceedings before state commissions
  
• Contracts involving co-location, franchises, interconnection, IRUs, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and rights of way
  
• Regulatory approvals and compliance––at the federal level and in more than 24 states
  
• Real estate matters, including construction, ground leasing, purchase agreements, co-tenancy agreements, and many others
  
• Project development, including acquisition, construction, financing, and operations
  
• Financing, including public and private placement of securities
  
• Drafting, analysis, and ongoing monitoring of legislation at the state and federal levels
  
• Taxation issues such as limited liability companies, tax disputes, corporate restructuring, state and federal property tax proceedings, and joint ventures
  
• Representation in environmental, health, and safety disputes or negotiations with state and federal environmental regulatory agencies
  
• Corporate governance disputes or litigation
  
• Analysis of new insurance policies as well as negotiations for collection of funds due for claims under existing policies
  
• Disputes and restructurings
  
• Litigation and arbitration of matters involving construction, operations, maintenance, fuel supply, power purchases, and other agreements and tariffs
  

Practice Area Leader(s)
Brooks E. Harlow

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