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In this dynamic and competitive environment, it is crucial to collaborate with well-rounded legal professionals to support your business goals — both practical and visionary.</p> <p>Strategically positioned at the intersection of Foley’s Innovative Technology and Energy Sectors, our cross-disciplinary Cleantech Team leads clients through the ever-changing pioneering technology and energy transition hurdles. Whether siting an offshore wind project, raising funds to acquire a solar PV project, or patenting a portfolio of electrochemical cell (battery) innovation, Foley is well-positioned to partner with you every step of the way.</p> <p>We work with a diverse range of clients — companies of varying sizes, industry frontrunners, up-and-coming businesses, private equity and venture capital firms, and strategic buyers. We also advise energy clients concerning compliance with federal open access transmission tariff issues, federal reliability standards, annual reporting requirements for public utilities, and qualifying facility certification and applications for and compliance with regulations for entities seeking or holding market-based rate authorization.</p> <p>Our team of lawyers spans 26 offices in key cleantech, R&D, and investment hubs, allowing us to provide legal assistance in over 60 practice areas.</p> <p>Foley attorneys have significant educational, research, and commercial experience in a wide range of fields, including:</p> <ul> <li>Biofuel</li> <li>Biomass</li> <li>Carbon sequestration and storage</li> <li>EV</li> <li>High-performance energy storage devices</li> <li>Hydroelectric</li> <li>Hydrogen</li> <li>Power grid management</li> <li>Recycling and circular economy</li> <li>Smart grid software and sensors</li> <li>Wastewater management</li> <li>Water treatment technology purification</li> <li>IP asset portfolio strategy, rights enforcement, and litigation</li> <li>IP-secured loans</li> <li>New technology development and tech transfer</li> <li>Nanotechnology</li> </ul> </div> </div> <aside class="block-text-sidebar__sidebar-column"> <div class="block-text-sidebar__sidebar-links block-text-sidebar__section" data-index=""> <div class="block-text-sidebar__links-section "> <p class="overline">Areas of Focus</p> <ul class="wp-block-list no-bullets"> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/sectors/energy/energy-transition/biomass-biofuels-landfill-gas-and-waste-to-energy/" target="">Biomass, Biofuels, Landfill Gas, & Waste-To-Energy</a> </li> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/sectors/energy/energy-transition/carbon-capture/" target="">Carbon Capture</a> </li> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/sectors/energy/energy-transition/electric-mobility-and-infrastructure/" target="">Electric Mobility & Infrastructure</a> </li> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/sectors/energy/energy-transition/hydrogen/" target="">Hydrogen</a> </li> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/sectors/energy/energy-transition/microgrids/" target="">Microgrids</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="block-text-sidebar__links-section "> <p class="overline">Contacts</p> <ul class="wp-block-list no-bullets"> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/people/de-vellis-james-c/" target="">James De Vellis</a> </li> <li class="wp-block-list-item"> <a href="https://www.foley.com/people/singleton-glenn/" target="">Glenn Singleton</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </section> <section class="acf-block block-people-related bg-transparent "> <div class="container block-people-related__container"> <div class="block-people-related__header "> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-t-2-font-size">Contacts</h2> </div> <div class="block-people-related__grid"> <div class="person-card"> <img decoding="async" width="416" height="416" src="https://www.foley.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DeVellis_James_21259-416x416.jpg" class="person-card__headshot wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.foley.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DeVellis_James_21259-416x416.jpg 416w, https://www.foley.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DeVellis_James_21259-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.foley.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DeVellis_James_21259-144x144.jpg 144w" sizes="(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px" /> <h3 class="person-card__header"> <a href=" https://www.foley.com/people/de-vellis-james-c/ "> James C. 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