Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure
Built For This Moment
At the frontlines of the energy and sustainability revolution since the start, our team was built for this moment: to advance innovation, transform infrastructure, and scale solutions integral to business success and a thriving planet.
Mintz’s Annual Energy Transition Summit
Bringing together industry leaders and clean energy sector investors for a day of critical discussions and networking.
Share Awards
Leading Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Practice
Ranked as a leading practice by Chambers USA 2025.
Mintz recognized in 2022 Climate Change Scorecard
Rated in the Top 10 of Vault.com 100 law firms working actively to combat climate change.
Legal 500 United States
Practice chair recognized as "rising to the fore" in energy technology for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
Euromoney's LMG Clean Technology & Renewable Energy.
Practice chair and co-chair ranked among the "Top 100 Cleantech & Renewables Lawyers"
Northeast Clean Energy Council
Practice chair recognized with a "Decade of Influence" award for being one of the eight top clean energy industry leaders of the last decade
Our Experience
Case Study
Transactions across clean energy / clean tech spectrum over the past decade
Investment value raised
Case Study
Recent pieces of legislation, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), have created dozens of grant, loan and financing programs for renewable energies. MLS and Mintz have developed an ESG funding matrix that serves as an aggregate resource to help you leverage federal dollars in your clean and renewable energy efforts.
Areas of Focus
Our Approach
Our passion for partnering with clients focused on advancing energy and sustainability technologies across sectors is ingrained in our multidisciplinary team — allowing us to provide cohesive, full-service representation. We make it our goal to help you achieve your goals.
Serving more than 250 clients spanning the energy ecosystem, the firm is recognized in the United States as a leading law firm in the space.
- Emerging companies
- Large corporations
- Investment banks
- Family offices
- Venture capital and private equity funds
- Project developers and project finance funds
- Clean tech / renewables
- Energy storage
- Energy efficiency
- Industrial efficiency
- Oil and gas technologies
- Resource management
- Sustainability
- Water technologies
- Smart grids and distributed generation
- AgTech / FoodTech
- Impact capital and social innovation
- Private Equity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Project Development & Finance
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Intellectual Property
- Environmental Permitting
- Investment Funds
- Litigation
- Securities & Capital Markets
- Lobbying & Public Policy
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
- Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
- Licensing & Technology Transactions
- Distressed Asset Sales & Acquisitions
- Regulatory & Legislative Counseling
- Tax
As one of the first law firms to develop a practice focused on energy and sustainability innovation, we have been the leading law firm of the industry since the earliest days of this technology revolution. And we continue to help sustain the industry — mining innovation, catalyzing finance, acquiring talent, and developing corporate partnerships.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Client, Founder, Energy Venture Capital FirmBTI Client Satisfaction Interview
Meet Mintz
Chair Tom Burton and Co-chair Sahir Surmeli lead our multidisciplinary Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure team, which includes 50+ industry-leading attorneys and other professionals across legal disciplines.
Member / Chair, Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Practice
Member / Co-Chair, Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Practice
Member / Chair, Project Development & Finance Practice
Member / Co-chair, International Practice
Member / Co-chair, International Practice
Member, Mintz; ML Strategies - Principal
Member / Co-chair, Private Equity Practice
Our Insights
Viewpoints
Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — May 2025
May 2, 2025| Article|
Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — April 2025
April 3, 2025| Article|
Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — Vema Hydrogen
April 3, 2025| Article|
News & Press
Related Practices
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Construction Litigation
- Data & Privacy Litigation and Investigations
- Environmental
- Regulation & Compliance
- Investment Funds
- Licensing & Technology Transactions
- Lobbying & Public Policy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- M&A Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Prosecution & Strategic Counseling
- Private Equity
- Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Projects & Infrastructure
- Real Estate Transactions
- Securities & Capital Markets
- Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
- Strategic IP Monetization & Licensing
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies