Energy, Environment and Regulatory (EER)
Williams Mullen’s Energy, Environment and Regulatory (EER) Section brings together a multidisciplinary team of attorneys to provide practical, business-oriented advice and solutions across energy, environmental and regulatory law. Guided by our commitment to Finding Yes®, we help clients navigate complex agency rulemakings and permitting pathways, advance project development, manage regulatory risk, and achieve strategic objectives in rapidly evolving markets. Our integrated approach delivers deep industry insight, efficient coordination and counsel that anticipates regulatory and project development demands while keeping clients’ operational and business goals front and center.
What Our EER Team Delivers
From site selection and interconnection strategies to environmental due diligence, permitting, compliance and enforcement defense, our team advises clients across the full project and transaction lifecycle. We integrate regulatory advocacy, transactional experience and litigation readiness so clients get cohesive solutions tailored to their business objectives.
- Multidisciplinary, cross-practice experience spanning energy, environment, and regulatory law
- Practical, business-oriented counsel focused on advancing projects, closing transactions and protecting value
- Strategic regulatory guidance, including agency advocacy and navigation of state and federal agencies and rulemakings
- Comprehensive advice on permitting, compliance, risk mitigation and project development
- Seamless project support from concept, financing and interconnection through construction, operation and regulatory oversight
Who We Serve
We work with clients that require sector-specific, operationally focused legal counsel, including:
- Energy developers, independent power producers and electric cooperatives
- Data center developers, owners and operators and large energy users (including energy supply and interconnection solutions for data centers)
- Renewable energy, battery storage and clean-technology companies
- Manufacturers, suppliers and infrastructure investors (including commercial and industrial operations)
- Organizations facing enforcement, permitting requirements or regulatory change
- State and local governments, public authorities and municipal utility providers
- Mining, aggregates and natural resources companies
- Agricultural producers and distributors
Why Clients Choose Us for Their EER Needs
- A unified, multidisciplinary team for complex and evolving projects
- Deep regulatory insight informed by extensive agency experience
- Practical, business-driven advice grounded in real-world operations
- Strength across the entire project lifecycle
- Strategic navigation of permitting, rulemaking and enforcement matters
- Experience with today’s most pressing infrastructure and energy challenges
- Industry knowledge that accelerates decision-making
- Responsive counsel committed to finding a path forward