Energy & Utilities lawyers in California

Firm: Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP

50 California St Ste 3200 , San Francisco , California 94111

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities

Firm: Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart

Steuart Tower , San Francisco , California 94105

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities, Corporate & Incorporation

Firm: Aleshire & Wynder LLP

18881 Von Karman Avenue , Irvine , California 92612

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities

Firm: Law Offices of Eric L. Laurence

558 Sacramento Street   410  94 , Irvine , California 92612

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Environmental , Real Estate , Franchising, Contracts & Agreements, Energy & Utilities, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Land Use & Zoning

Firm: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP

655 N Central Ave Ste 2300 , Glendale , California 91203

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities

Firm: Kaye Scholer

1999 Avenue Of The Stars Suite 1700 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities

Firm: Hanna and Morton LLP

444 S Flower St Ste 2530 , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities

Firm: Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

100 Spectrum Center Dr Ste 1500 , Irvine , California 92618

Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities

Firm: San Bernardino County Counsel

385 N. Arrowhead Ave 4th Floor , San Bernardino , California 92415

Practice Areas: Education , Government Contracts, Energy & Utilities

Sophie A. Akins is a Deputy County Counsel at the County of San Bernardino in the land use division, specializing in renewable energy and land use matters. Prior to joining the County, she was a Partner at Best Best & Krieger, LLP and head of the firm's renewable energy group. During her years of practice, she has focused on general public agency law, governance, procurement, public contracts, water agency law, renewable energy and proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission. From 2006 through 2012, Ms. Akins served as General Counsel for the Ramona Municipal Water District. In this capacity, she provided day to day advice on district matters, including conflicts of interest, Brown Act, public contracts and the Public Records Act. Ms. Akins was the lead attorney for the City of Ontario's $150 Million Citizens Business Bank Arena. She was also the lead attorney for the Ontario City Hall modernization, which was a LEED certified Gold project. From 2007-09, Ms. Akins worked on a little over 14% of the State’s public agency design-build, lease-financed and power purchase agreement solar projects. Her recent projects include a 3.5 mW design-build solar project for the Southwestern Community College District. In 2010, Ms. Akins successfully represented a coalition of San Diego County Water Districts and School Districts before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), defeating San Diego Gas & Electric's application to shut-off power to over 130,000 San Diego County residents. In 2011-13, Ms. Akins again successfully represented a public agency coalition at the CPUC, defeating SDG&E's proposal to modify the distrbuted-generation renewable tariff. In 2012-13, Ms. Akins lead another public agency coalition to success in the Assembly Bill 327 proceeding which provides for a 20-year grandfathering period for existing net-energy metered customers.Specialties:Power Purchase Agreements, solar projects, wind projects, biogas projects, renewable energy projects, public construction, procurement policies, prequalification of bidders, bid disputes, government contracts, alternative delivery methods, prevailing wages, labor compliance programs, public records act, conflicts of interest and water conservation.

Firm: ELLIS RICCOBONO, LLP

3515 HIGHLAND AVE. , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: General Practice, Energy & Utilities, Energy & Utilities