Cleantech
‘The best firm for renewables work bar none’ and Norton Rose’s ‘lawyers pride themselves on staying ahead of market trends’ and ‘demonstrate understanding of the technical aspects of transactions’. Legal 500, 2010
Our Cleantech specialists have in-depth knowledge of the industry sectors they serve and a clear understanding of our clients’ business goals at every stage of their growth in this evolving area.
We are proud to partner a broad spectrum of clients within the Cleantech industry and to work alongside them to successfully navigate their specific issues. Our clients include industry developers, private sector entrepreneurs and developers, venture capital and private equity investors, technology developers, public sector institutions and governments.
We work in some of the most crucial Cleantech industry sectors, such as:
- Agriculture and nutrition, including biofuels and biomass
- Air quality
- Enabling technologies
- Energy efficiency
- Energy: renewable energy manufacturing, technology, generation, transmission and storage
- Environmental
- Green transportation
- Information technology
- Materials sciences & nanotechnology
- Manufacturing and industrial
- Waste management and reduction
- Water purification and management
Our Cleantech team combines legal expertise with hands-on industry experience. Our team members are integrated within areas of practice that have relevance to Cleantech companies and include corporate finance and securities, project finance, venture capital, M&A, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and environmental, aboriginal law and litigation.
What we offer you
- A global green economy team and innovators in renewable energy
- A strong presence in emerging markets for Cleantech, including over 800 lawyers in Asia Pacific
- A dedicated, award-winning global climate change and carbon finance practice with climate change specialists globally
- Advice on the exploitation, use and enforcement of intellectual property rights