McDermott Will & Emery’s GREEN Products Group has more than a decade’s experience in the emissions, renewable energy and energy trading industry.  This gives us an unparalleled understanding of the transformative impact of climate change on international business. 

We advise clients in Asia, Europe and the United States on energy and emissions trading markets, shifting regulatory regimes and environmental policies, along with the implementation of alternative energy projects and comprehensive climate change strategies.

McDermott Will & Emery's recent presence at Carbon Expo reinforces the Firm's position as one of the key players in the emissions, renewable energy and energy trading markets. With over a decade's worth of experience, the Firm has an unparalleled understanding of the transformative impact of climate change on international business.

 

McDermott's Global Renewable Energy, Emissions and New Products Practice

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Recent Representative Transactions

McDermott Publications

California Registry Announces New Emissions Trading Platform - January 30, 2008

European Commission Announces New Climate Change Proposals - January 25, 2008

Update on Aviation and the Emissions Trading Scheme - January 16, 2008

The Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord:  More Local Players in an International Game - December 11, 2007

House White Paper Discusses Future of U.S. Climate Change Legislation - October 5, 2007

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Review Power Contracts Decision - September 25, 2007

SEC Petitioned to Require Climate Risk Disclosure by All Public Companies; New York State Attorney General Subpoenas Records on Carbon-Related Risks - September 21, 2007

New Jersey Adopts Stringent Emission Standards - July 26, 2007

Second Major U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report Issued - July 17, 2007

Brussels Energy Brief - May 2007

U.S. Climate Change Legislative Initiatives—An Overview - May 1, 2007

Brussels Energy Brief - April 2007

IPCC - 'Climate Change 2007' - April 17, 2007

Two U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Pave the Way, Maybe - April 5, 2007

Brussels Energy Brief - March 2007

Brussels Energy Brief - February 2007

Brussels Energy Brief - January 2007

Potential Conflicts Between the Kyoto Protocol and the World Trade Organization - International News, Winter 2006-2007

Biofuels in Europe - October 17, 2006

International News- Focus On: Energy - Fall 2006

Prohibition Pitfall in an Ethanol Economy - August 22, 2006

McDermott-Authored Articles in Other Publications

It's Not Easy Being Green by Gregory K. Lawrence , William F. Weld and Arthur Anderson, Corporate Counsel, April 2007

An alternative view: the EC is doing a good job by Anthony Rosen and Prajakt Samant, Utility Week, September 15, 2006

Emissions trading programs are evolving by Kari S. Larsen and Athena Y. Veile, Electric Light & Power, July/August 2006

The Long Reach of Regulators in the Energy Markets by Doron Ezickson, Kate Learoyd and Prajakt Samant, Commodities Now, December 2006

Events

Date	Event Information
12-Sep-07	Documenting Energy and Commodity Transactions Using the ISDA Documentation Structure Conference Documenting US and EU Emissions Allowances Speakers: Kari S. Larsen Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA Practice Areas & Industries: Energy and Derivatives Markets, Global Renewable Energy, Emissions and New Products
14-June-07	Green Symposium Location: New York, NY Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate, Energy and Derivatives Markets, Global Renewable Energy, Emissions and New Products, Tax