As the global energy transition accelerates, renewable energy developers, utilities, and investors face an increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape. Axiom’s renewable energy lawyers provide comprehensive legal support across every stage of the project lifecycle, from development and financing to operations and divestiture, helping clients capture opportunities in a rapidly evolving sector.
Navigating the Changing Energy Landscape
The renewable energy market is transforming the way companies produce, distribute, and store power. With growing investments in solar projects, wind energy, and energy storage systems, legal teams must balance innovation with risk management.
Axiom’s bench brings together seasoned lawyers who have worked at leading energy companies, regulatory bodies, and law firms. They understand the commercial realities of this sector and work closely with in-house teams to navigate the technical, environmental, and financial challenges that define renewable energy development.
End-to-End Support for Project Development
Axiom’s renewable energy lawyers can assist clients through the entire project development process. From initial site selection and real estate acquisition to permitting and interconnection, our lawyers help streamline every step while mitigating exposure to legal and regulatory hurdles.
Our team has deep experience drafting and negotiating engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreements, equipment supply contracts, and power purchase agreements (PPAs). These foundational documents require not only legal precision but also an understanding of how energy markets operate. Axiom’s lawyers bring that dual knowledge, combining technical fluency with commercial insight.
We support clients working on both onshore and offshore wind projects, as well as distributed generation and microgrid initiatives that power communities, campuses, and corporate facilities. Whether helping navigate land use restrictions or community stakeholder engagement, Axiom’s lawyers provide the practical guidance that keeps renewable projects on track and on budget.
Experience in Project Financing and Structuring
Securing funding is one of the most complex stages of renewable project development. Axiom’s lawyers are experienced in project financing structures that involve multiple stakeholders: developers, investors, lenders, and tax equity partners.
They can assist clients in leveraging tax incentives such as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC), ensuring projects qualify for maximum benefits under federal and state programs. By structuring transactions efficiently, Axiom’s lawyers help clients reduce costs, manage risk, and enhance the overall financial viability of renewable assets.
Our lawyers also advise on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the renewable energy sector, including portfolio acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestitures of operating projects. Their experience in negotiating purchase agreements and conducting due diligence enables clients to seize strategic growth opportunities while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Regulatory and Environmental Compliance
Axiom’s renewable energy lawyers provide critical counsel on navigating the patchwork of local, state, and federal regulations that govern renewable energy development and operation. They regularly advise on matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other regulatory agencies overseeing grid interconnection, transmission access, and wholesale power markets.
Beyond regulatory filings, our lawyers also advise on environmental compliance, helping clients meet obligations under statutes such as the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act. From permitting renewable facilities to managing post-construction obligations, Axiom lawyers ensure environmental and regulatory requirements are met without unnecessary delays.
Power Purchase Agreements and Market Participation
The ability to monetize energy output effectively depends on well-structured power purchase agreements (PPAs) and an understanding of market rules. Axiom’s lawyers have negotiated PPAs for utility-scale solar and wind farms, corporate offtake agreements, and community solar programs.
They understand how independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) operate, and how these markets impact project economics, scheduling, and compliance. Whether representing utilities, developers, or corporate buyers, Axiom’s lawyers ensure that contract terms align with regulatory realities and business objectives.
Supporting Innovation and Energy Storage
As technologies evolve, so do the legal issues. Axiom’s lawyers assist clients investing in energy storage systems, including battery storage and emerging long-duration storage technologies, addressing key concerns such as safety standards, interconnection, and revenue modeling.
Storage projects often blur the lines between generation and transmission assets, creating novel regulatory questions. Axiom’s lawyers help clients navigate these complexities, drawing on both regulatory experience and a deep understanding of the energy marketplace.
In addition, our team of lawyers can support clients engaged in cutting-edge distributed generation and microgrid initiatives that combine renewable power, storage, and intelligent energy management systems. These projects require coordination with utilities, landowners, financiers, and technology providers – relationships Axiom lawyers are adept at structuring and managing.
Representing Developers and Investors Across the Energy Ecosystem
From independent developers to Fortune 500 companies and private equity funds, Axiom’s lawyers have a proven track record representing developers and investors throughout the renewable energy value chain. They bring practical insights into how legal decisions affect operations, financing, and long-term asset performance.
Because Axiom’s lawyers have experience both in-house and at leading law firms, they understand how to integrate seamlessly with your team. They work closely with project managers, engineers, financiers, and compliance officers to deliver solutions that are pragmatic, scalable, and business-aligned.
Flexible Resourcing for a Dynamic Market
Renewable energy development is fast-moving, capital-intensive, and global in scope. Axiom enables clients to scale their legal support flexibly, whether by adding project-based lawyers for peak demand, engaging regulatory knowledge for a specific jurisdiction, or securing transactional counsel for a complex M&A or financing deal.
With access to a network of thousands of experienced lawyers worldwide, Axiom can provide specialized talent where and when it’s needed most – without the cost and rigidity of traditional law firms.
